[Sca-cooks] Better cooking through Forensic Accountancy

[Decker, Terry D.]

The French pound, the livre, standardized about 1350 to the "livre de Paris"
weighing 489.5 grams.  It is divided into 2 marcs or 16 ounces.  Prior to
1350, the livre was based on local measure The modern livre is set at 500
grams.

IIRC, spices were measured in apothecary measure, because they were sold
first as medicines.  Apothercary weights are the same as troy weights except
rather than pennyweights, apothecary weights divide the ounce into 8 drams
(60 grains) and each dram into 3 scruples (20 grains).

Pounds sterling constitute a different problem.  Prior to 1527, English
currency was based on the tower pound of 5400 grains (349 grams).  In 1527,
Henry VIII abolished the tower pound and ordered the currency set to troy
measure.  The troy pound is 5760 grains (373.242 grams).  Modern British
Imperial measure dates from 1826.

I note you have "saunders" defined as sundries, are you sure this is
correct?  Saunders is a Medieval term for sandalwood powder used as a red
dye.

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