[Sca-cooks] re: trenchers
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Fri Mar 29 12:47:51 PST 2002
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
>
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