Wages of farmworkers in England included four pints of cider a day between the 13th and the 19th centuries.

Cider was a part of wages paid by British estate owners to their workers from the 13th to 19th centuries.

Cider was a part of wages paid by British estate owners to their workers from the 13th to 19th centuries.The alcoholic beverage was given to farm laborers as part of their wages from as early as the 13th century. By the 14th century, it was common practice to dole out cider to workers at harvest. They were given up to six pints a day, and it could easily increase to 20 more pints at harvest time. It was also used as payment of rent to landowners.

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