SC - rare foods at feasts-rant

[Jenne Heise]

A cod in this case is a seed pod.

A shilling is 1/20th of a pound sterling equaling 12 penneyweights Troy
approximately equaling 18.6 grams or slightly over 1/2 ounce U.S. Customary
Measure.

Bear

> I'm just trying to figure out what some of those measurements are, 
> like cods and reals. I know a real is a coin, but how much does it 
> weigh? but i don't think a cod in this context is a fish :-)
> 
> Anahita al-shazhiyya