Celtic kings became gods by drinking the 'red mead' dispensed by the Fairy Queen, Mab, whose name was formerly Medhbh or 'mead'. A Celtic name of this fluid was derglaith, meaning either 'red ale' or 'red sovereignty'. In A Sumerian creation story, the goddess Inanna visits the god Enki, who instruct his serving man to give her beer, not just any beer, but emmer beer, 'for my lady'. Emmer wheat, an early cultigen, is red. The earliest recipes and depictions of beermaking are Sumerian and are under the auspices of a beer goddess, Ninkasi.
Bread is moon-cereal.
Grain is mythically and ritually associated with menstruation. In one region of Africa, where millet was first cultivated, the grain was dedicated to Muso Koroni, earth goddess of the old religion of the Bambara people. The goddess, who we have met in her leopard form, causes women to menstruate by slashing them with her claws. Making a cake that everyone shares is part of Kinaalda, the Navajo menstrual ceremony. Thank you for your attention.