SC - > So long as we are making assumptions . . . . . . .

[Jenne Heise]

> 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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