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Why do Dwarves drink Whiskey or Ale?
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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 3016450" data-attributes="member: 40177"><p>Well, I've always figured dwarves kept landed settlements on the surface of their mountains - little thorps that are used as basic farms and grazing lands. You can grow crops like barley and corn on poor soil - the mesopotamians lived off barley simply because it was the only crop that survived the high soil salinity of their land, and the inca preferred corn because they could grow it in a wide range of locations. And, of course, both of those make whisky (not GREAT whisky, in my opinion... if you want good whisky, you need Rye). </p><p></p><p>If you want to stretch things a little bit, introduce the potato - it grows ANYWHERE, with little to no encouragement. Case in point: we set up a garden in our backyard about six, seven years ago, and planted some potatoes, peas, and carrots. After two years, we found we didn't have the time to devote to the garden, so we just let it sit. Every year, potatoes keep springing up, so we're constantly picking new ones. They just keep growing, even though the garden is practically overgrown with weeds. </p><p></p><p>The dwarves wouldn't be drinking whisky if they were growing potatoes, but it's pretty easy to come up with a nice name for dwarven vodka - I personally like "Helfram's Medicinal Elixir", but that's just me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wik, post: 3016450, member: 40177"] Well, I've always figured dwarves kept landed settlements on the surface of their mountains - little thorps that are used as basic farms and grazing lands. You can grow crops like barley and corn on poor soil - the mesopotamians lived off barley simply because it was the only crop that survived the high soil salinity of their land, and the inca preferred corn because they could grow it in a wide range of locations. And, of course, both of those make whisky (not GREAT whisky, in my opinion... if you want good whisky, you need Rye). If you want to stretch things a little bit, introduce the potato - it grows ANYWHERE, with little to no encouragement. Case in point: we set up a garden in our backyard about six, seven years ago, and planted some potatoes, peas, and carrots. After two years, we found we didn't have the time to devote to the garden, so we just let it sit. Every year, potatoes keep springing up, so we're constantly picking new ones. They just keep growing, even though the garden is practically overgrown with weeds. The dwarves wouldn't be drinking whisky if they were growing potatoes, but it's pretty easy to come up with a nice name for dwarven vodka - I personally like "Helfram's Medicinal Elixir", but that's just me. [/QUOTE]
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