SC - trencher question (WAS: table manners)

[Michael P Newton]

On Tue, 13 Jan 98 13:46:52 -0500 Dottie Elliott <macdj at onr.com> writes:
<snip> The upperclass used 
>mostly bread trenchers until the 1500's when they went to using wood, 
>pewter and silver trenchers. I have read some evidence the upper class 
>used wood somewhat but not at the larger feasts. 
>Clarissa

I think (completley undocumented of course) that the reason they used
bread trenchers at large feasts is the same reason we use paper/plastic
plates at picnics and the like:
who would want to do all of those dishes afterwards?
Beatrix
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