[Sca-cooks] re: trenchers

[Decker, Terry D.]

Soppes were pieces of bread dipped in liquid and meant to be eaten.  The
bread in this case is meant to insulate and display the meat, so I don't
think sopp would apply.

Bear

> >Like I said, quick and dirty translation.  What we have here
> seems to >be
> >an
> >adaptation of the trencher.  Rather than being a squared-off
> round >loaf
> >cut
> >into slices and used as a plate, it's a loaf baked square, sliced
> >horizontally, and used as an insulator and sponge to catch
> meat juices.
>
> Isn't this called a sopp?  (Probably misspelling here).
>
> --Arte
>