SC - Onion Soups

[Stephen Bloch]

The idea is similar to a traveling apothecary's case which would have been a
small trunk divided and padded to carry the apothecary's vials.  I have seen
one of these dated to the late 17th Century and they may have been used
earlier.

For the stuffy, purist type, I would think the problem is the shape, barrels
just aren't meant to swing open. :-)

Bear

> This sounds perfect for the SCA, but do we have any indication that
> medieval folks would have used something like this on the road?
> 
> --AM, one of those obnoxious stuffy purist types...but realizing she cant
> foist that off on everyone else.
> 
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> > From: Marisa Herzog <marisa_herzog at macmail.ucsc.edu>
> > To: sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
> > Subject: Re: SC - kitchen kits (long
> > Date: Friday, February 20, 1998 9:09 AM
> > 
> >                       RE>>SC - kitchen kits (long)                
> 2/20/98
> > 
> > I have a gizmo that I am rather proud of.  For many years my husband had
> been
> > holding onto this funny half barrel "booze cabinet".  It is about 1'x2'
> and
> > maybe a foot deep at the absolute center.  It is meant to hang on the
> wall
> > from a chain across the back.  It was starting to fall apart, and served
> no
> > real purpose.
> > He was about to throw it away when I realized it could be made useful.
> I
> tore
> > out the silly racks inside meant for glasses and bottles,  cleaned it
> up,
> > re-set the hinges on the doors, laquered it with weather-proof finish,
> put in
> > some better shelves and bars, and put a hook in the top overhang. 
> > Now I have a travelling kitchen cabinet!  It has room for herbs, spices,
> teas,
> > bottles of vinegar, oil and honey, some pewter mugs, a small cutting
> board and
> > a couple of knives.  I hang wooden spoons and fresh cut herbs from the
> hook,
> > so when it is open, the non-period things are not as obvious.  And it
> hangs so
> > it can be put up out of the way and the weather.  It isn't huge but is
> large
> > enough for my share of whatever household cooking gets done at weekend
> events.
> > I have seen similar half-barrel contraptions at flea-markets, just
> waiting for
> > make overs!
> > -brid
> > 
> >
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