SC - Cheap feasts

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/24/99 5:11:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Tollhase1 at aol.com writes:

<< Yes, I want to, 
 but costs are a factor I must always address.
 
 Frederich. >>

Ah, I see. However, remember that the meats that were most often expensive in 
the Middle Ages are often those that are least expensive in the Current 
Middle Ages thereby giving you the opportunity to create a meal fit for 
nobility on a rational budget.

The first food that comes to mind is chicken which was prohibitively 
expensive during the MA except to those who were relatively well off. Pigeon 
is a food which is expensive in the CMA but was inexpensive during the former 
MA. Rabbit, while not inexpensive was common in both the market place and on 
the grounds of most manor houses. 

The point I am trying to make here is that if the argument that feast budget 
is a prime concern then the most expensive meats during the MA such as 
chicken and beef are not necessarily so today.

Ras
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