SC - > So long as we are making assumptions . . . . . . .
Jenne Heise
jenne at mail.browser.net
Mon Oct 30 13:12:14 PST 2000
> My personal stance is that I don't know for certain which 'peasants'
> where had access to 'luxury spices' from east. I do have decent (credible)
> info of what more-local spices were used (e.g. mustard, grains).
Could you please post more information about this?
> PS anything good to unhinge my not terribly ensconce argument to date is still
> gratefully encouraged :o) Likewise, tell me if I am being a clueless goober in the
> face of strong evidence already presented that I passed on.
Nope. In fact, to add something to your argument: grains of paradise were
supposedly 4 pence a pound. However, I'm still puzzled by whether they
could have been cheap before the time of Henry the navigator and the
opening of the sea route fromWest Africa.
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Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise jenne at tulgey.browser.net
disclaimer: i speak for no-one and no-one speaks for me.
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hallucinations." -- Lady Jemina Starker
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