SC - Re: Elizabeth I - Masque at Hatfield

[Tipperith]

On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 16:39:07 -0000, Oughton, Karin (GEIS, Tirlan) wrote:

I wondered the same thing myself. The man arranging the Masque for the
(Then) Princess Elizabeth spared no expense in other areas, so it is
plausible that these 'plates' were the sugar plates you describe below.

Tipperith


> 
> 	I wonder if it could have been a literal meaning of 30 plates?
> Banquet courses were often served to the very rich on sugarcraft 'plates'
> often highly ornately decorated, even with gold leaf, and the plates were
> then broken up and eaten afterwards.
> 
> 	So it could actually 30 pressed sugar plates, some of which would
> have other desserts on them.
> 
> 	karin
> 
> 	tirlan at tirlan.com
>
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