SC - Dairy Products (long) - was: Bread and Circuses, was: Citrus Fruit ...

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/9/99 1:15:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jlmatterer at labyrinth.net writes:

<< but cheese in the morning). >>

This makes perfect sense. If a worker were going to the fields for the day ,
the eating of cheese would be somewhat of an assurance that  he wouldn't have
to use the privy too often.

<<This book also has an interesting 15th c.
 illustration of a peasant man scooping out butter from a large pot
 suspended over a fire. >>

Could it be possible that this person is scooping curds or freshly made cheese
from the pot over the fire since heating is a step in cheese making? Unless
there is accompanying  text that specifies 'butter' I would be more inclined
to think that cheese would be the more correct interpretation.

Ras

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