[Sca-cooks] Serving dishes

[Laura C. Minnick]

At 07:05 PM 11/1/02 +1100, you wrote:
>I was wondering- were square or rectangular serving dishes used in period?
>I've scrutinised the period pictures I have but the dishes all seem round
>or oval, does anyone have any sources for rectangular gear? Thanks.

I just finished the handbook for service and haven't recovered quite enough
to go on to the carving and manners volumes, but I can tell you this- I
don't know of a description of serving dishes that indicate square ones.
And I just looked back through the pictures I put together for a paper on
serving a few years ago. 34 pictures- lots of round and oval serving
platters and bowls and dishes. No square ones. There are trencher slices
that are square, but no serving dishes.

That's what I have- that doesn't mean there aren't any out there- just that
I haven't seen them.

'Lainie
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