SC - Fw: [CALONTIR] Bread

[Jenne Heise]

> The Northumberland Household Book (c. 1512) has a whole section on 
> what everyone ate for breakfast, from the Earl and his family down to the 
> stable boys.  The one constant was bread.  The Earl and the Countess 
> got 2 loaves of the finest white bread, accompanied by more bread 
> sliced into trenchers, plus wine, and fish or meat, according to the 
> season.  The gentlemen ushers got coarser "household" bread, beer, 
> and boiled beef or salt fish.  The stable boys got household bread and 
> beer.
> 

Hm. I'd like more information about this. This is the one reference I've
seen to period 'breakfast'-- I was under the impression that one did not
break the fast until 11:00 or so.. more like lunch.

Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise	      jenne at tulgey.browser.net
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