Sake (1682)

[George Thompson]

Does the saqui "suddle" [?] like wine, or "fuddle" [make drunk] like wine?  There may have been a "long s" here.

GAT

George A. Thompson
Author of A Documentary History of "The African
Theatre", Northwestern Univ. Pr., 1998.

----- Original Message -----
From: Bapopik at AOL.COM
Date: Monday, December 9, 2002 4:18 am
Subject: Sake (1682)

> A NEW VOYAGE TO THE EAST INDIES,
> CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF SEVERAL OF THOSE RICH COUNTRIES...
> by Mr. Glanius
> London: H. Rodes
> 1682
> (EARLY ENGLISH BOOKS ONLINE database--ed.)
>
> Pg. 168:
>   ...they brought with 'em six little Barrels of _Saqui_, which
> is a strong drink made of several sorts of Corn, but wherein there
> is mostly Rice, and which suddles like Wine.
>
>
> (OED and MERRIAM-WEBSTER have 1687 for "sake"...I've now done a
> whole lot of Japanese food, including "sashimi" and "sukiyaki,"
> with "California roll" and "sushi bar" coming with LOS ANGELES
> TIMES full text...IS ANYONE IN _THE NEW YORK TIMES_ FOOD SECTION
> LISTENING?  I'M BARRY POPIK!  I LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY!  MANY YEARS
> AGO, I SOLVED THE "HOT DOG," A POPULAR AMERICAN FOOD!  AND THEN--
> ah, forget it--ed.)
>