SC - A Winter food

[Cindy Renfrow]

Hello!  There are 10 period menus given in Harleian MS 279 & 2 in Harl. MS
4016.  Of those that give dates, all list pheasant on the menu. The dates
are:

Sept. 16th, 1425;
Dec. 4, 1424;
Feb. 7, 1404 (date provided by Thomas Austin for the wedding banquet of
Henry IV & Joan of Navarre);
Oct., 1399;
Sept. 23, 1387.

This February feast lists other game birds such as Quail & Woodcock, small
birds and 'fieldfare'. It also lists "Signettys", or young swans.

HTH,


Cindy Renfrow/Sincgiefu
renfrow at skylands.net
Author & Publisher of "Take a Thousand Eggs or More, A Collection of 15th
Century Recipes" and "A Sip Through Time, A Collection of Old Brewing
Recipes"
http://www.thousandeggs.com -- please come visit my new web site!


<snip>
>the reason I asked the question is a conflict between two persons....
>the one wants beef and feels that pheasant in Feb. is inappropriate.
>
>the other wants to serve pheasant to the head table, and cornish game
>hens to the rest of us.
>
>I dont wish to ask the gentle as I dont want to ruffle feathers...I was
>just hoping someone would have something definate I could tell them that
>would end this "debate"....
>
>Regards,
>Lady Kinga


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