[Northkeep] OK, here is a Lenten question...maybe Talana?

[Talbot the Mad]

Dang it, Anawyn!
Now it's concerning me, too...
Maybe cheese, from the dairy? It would preserve at least a portion of the
dairy products... but, having chickens, even the couple of eggs per week, of
the historic breeds, will add up!
~Talbot

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 9:37 AM, <Anawyn at aol.com> wrote:

> 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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