
Season 1 Episode 1 - Adam Smith
Economics In Ten
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Food in the Eighteenth Century in Edinburgh
In the eightenth century, london an coffee was more popular than in any other global location. Coffee was also thought to increase the reproductive capabilities of men. An english visitor once described the scene at one of these basement parties as a large and brilliant company of both sexes. The visitor found it odd to be regaling in the cellar, but was impressed at the cost of mere two shillings a head. And i'm going to describe to you as reading about food in eighteenth century edinburgh. Ics opposit wesmit is face.
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