SC - Trenchers Oh my!

Mon Nov 13 20:41:08 PST 2000

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In a message dated 11/13/00 3:26:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
ekoogler at chesapeake.net writes:

> "...these things were slightly domed in
> shape, whereas using it as you describe would require that they be flat on
> top...right???  So what would have produced that kind of shape?
> 
> Kiri
> 
> 

Most period trencher descriptions state that the bread is to have the crust 
removed. All the period illustrations that I am aware of show bread trenchers 
as being a hand or so in size, rectangular and laid down 2 side by side on 
the bottom and one across the seam on top. I have used trenchers a number of 
times in the past and if you use the correct method of taking a piece of 
whatever and dipping it into the sauce which is ideally served  for two in a 
separate dish instead of pouring the sauce over  your food on the trencher it 
works well. i have had no problems using them.dip  The thought has never 
occurred to me to eat my trenchers though so i have no idea whether they were 
, in fact, edible or not. ;-)

Ras
The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones.- Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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<HTML>In a message dated 11/13/00 3:26:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, ekoogler at chesapeake.net writes:
 
 
 <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">"...these things were slightly domed in
 shape, whereas using it as you describe would require that they be flat on
 top...right???  So what would have produced that kind of shape?
 
 Kiri
 
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 Most period trencher descriptions state that the bread is to have the crust removed. All the period illustrations that I am aware of show bread trenchers as being a hand or so in size, rectangular and laid down 2 side by side on the bottom and one across the seam on top. I have used trenchers a number of times in the past and if you use the correct method of taking a piece of whatever and dipping it into the sauce which is ideally served  for two in a separate dish instead of pouring the sauce over  your food on the trencher it works well. i have had no problems using them.dip  The thought has never occurred to me to eat my trenchers though so i have no idea whether they were , in fact, edible or not. ;-)
 
 Ras
 The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones.- Solomon Ibn Gabirol</HTML>

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