[Northkeep] OK, here is a Lenten question...maybe Talana?
Anawyn at aol.com
Anawyn at aol.com
Fri Mar 11 07:37:12 PST 2011
We know the restrictions placed on diet during Lent in the Middle Ages,
such as no eggs, dairy products, meat, etc. So...what did they do with all of
the continuing accumulation of foodstuffs? I mean, for those living on a
farm they HAD to milk the cows each day, that could not be neglected. The
eggs would pile up and rot, so those would have to be gathered too. I would
think that wasting or throwing away food would certainly be considered an
"ungodly" activity, not to mention the loss of income for those who depended
on selling their various comestibles for a living.
See, this is what happens to your train of thoughts when you wake up and
can't go back to sleep. I suppose worrying about the past beats the aspect of
worrying about the future in some ways. Now I just made myself hungry for
an omelette...:->
Anawyn
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