mmm mead

Wikipedia can clearly not always be trusted. Confidently cited information sometimes rings bogus. Whether made up or certified factual, wikipedia entries are a treasure trove of silly information. I hope the below from the "honeymoon" wikipedia page is true.

In many parts of Europe it was traditional to supply a newly married couple with enough mead for a month, ensuring happiness and fertility. From this practice we get honeymoon or, as the French say, lune de miel [lit. "moon of honey"].

[the source cited is the illustrious sounding Wassail! In Mazers of Mead written in 1986 by Robert Gayre and published by Brewers Publications. ]

Stand forewarned, moving forward, I plan to give all of my friend's a months worth of mead as a wedding present. And, having tried mead at the Maryland Renaissance festival three years ago, I can tell you... it's best left to the dark ages.