A History of Agriculture in India v2.c59.s4: Food
A History of Agriculture in India v2.c59.s4
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v2.c59.s4.1
The usual rule was two meals a day. Their usual drink was cool and fresh water. Betel-leaves and areca-nuts were chewed by urban people. On festivals, toddy or some cheap country spirit was drunk by the peasants. The members of the family, especially the females, slept in a single room during cold weather, or in the open courtyard during summer. There were no bathrooms in the house. People went to wells or rivers for bathing.
v2.c59.s4.2
On an average three meals were taken among the well-to-do classes, namely, the morning breakfast, the mid-day meals, and the early evening dinner. For breakfast in the morning, the Hindus usually took khichri or boiled rice and pulses. The Muslims preferred to eat fried bread and kabābs. The ordinary Muslim meal consisted of wheat bread, fried bread, and chicken. Hindus as a rule were vegetarians.