SC - Boars head songs and menus

Mon Oct 23 11:44:01 PDT 2000

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Hi Christianna,
Re: bitterers  There is a bird called a bittern that is related to herons 
and cranes, but smaller.  Could this be what is meant?
Prydwen

At 11:22 AM 10/23/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>A second course comes in, consisting of herons and cranes, with bitterers
>on the side.  Bitter herbs?  Also in the fowl course are partridges,
>plovers, woodcocks and snits. (And hay.)
>Larks in hot schow, evidently for ladies to pick at.  (hot schow = served
>hot? or in some kind of hot sauce?)
>
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Hi Christianna, 
Re: bitterers  There is a bird called a bittern that is related to
herons and cranes, but smaller.  Could this be what is meant? 
Prydwen 
 
 
At 11:22 AM 10/23/2000 -0400, you wrote: 
<blockquote type=cite cite>A second course comes in, consisting of herons
and cranes, with bitterers 
on the side.  Bitter herbs?  Also in the fowl course are
partridges, 
plovers, woodcocks and snits. (And hay.) 
Larks in hot schow, evidently for ladies to pick at.  (hot schow =
served 
hot? or in some kind of hot sauce?) 
 
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