SC - Piers Ploughman

[Phil & Susan Troy]

Ian van Tets wrote:
> 
> Hello again!
> 
> The quote in Piers Ploughman (IIRC) is that he has no _eggs_,
> 'collops for to fry'.  He was lamenting being extremely poor - I
> don't think he was in any position to buy red meat.
> 
> Cairistiona

Yes, I seem to recall the context was strongly in favor of "collops" being a
reference to bacon, as per the late-or-post-period recipe for "The Best
Collops and Eggs" (Markham, I think) which is simply bacon and eggs, more or
less. Of course the references are something like 400 years apart, but the
usage is consistent as a reference to slices of meat.

Adamantius
Østgardr, East
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Phil & Susan Troy

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