https://englandspuzzle.com/the-nanny-the-nursemaid-and-the-governess/ Sat, 08 May 2021 02:58:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://englandspuzzle.com/the-nanny-the-nursemaid-and-the-governess/#comment-76 Sat, 08 May 2021 02:58:34 +0000 http://new.englandspuzzle.com/?p=3387#comment-76 One reason beer may have been encouraged for the wet nurses is that the brewer’s yeast in beer increases milk supply for breastfeeding women. Not sure if they knew that then, or if it was purely a safer alternative to water, but we know that now. Which is why many lactation recipes include brewer’s yeast.

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