[Sca-cooks] Food Myths

[Sue Clemenger]

*ahem*
16.  You simply *must* have a first course with bread and cheese in it.
(Alt. version: you *must* serve it as part of lunch.)
15.  You *must* serve a green salad.  At the beginning of the feast.
--Maire, tickling Aeddie to get him to move over, while she hands Lainie
another margarita.....;-)

"Laura C. Minnick" wrote:
>
> Two more:
>
> 14. Everything must be covered in Digby's Savory Cheese Goo. Even things
> from Apicius.
> 13. If it isn't covered in Cheese Goo, It must be Marzipan!
>
> 'Lainie
> -move over and quit shoving, Aeduin! You're spilling my margarita into the
> tub!
>
> At 10:44 PM 9/19/02 -0700, you wrote:
> >--
> >12.  Hew it to bits refers to certain Caidan Laurels.
> >11.  There is only one true way to make cuskynoles.
> >
> >aeduin, speaking from the hot tub under the Rock
> >
> >>Top Ten Medieval Food-related Myths:
> >>
> >>10. Medieval people lived on salt meat and fish throughout the winter
> >>9. Medieval people invariably had bad teeth
> >>8. Medieval people never used forks
> >>7. Medieval people ate honey butter at every meal
> >>6. Medieval feasts routinely had twelve or more courses
> >>5. Medieval people had disgusting table manners
> >>4. Medieval nobility _always_ ate roast beef
> >>3. Medieval peasants _never_ ate meat
> >>2. Medieval people never ate vegetables
> >>
> >>and the number one Medieval Food-related Myth... (dingdingding)
> >>
> >>1. Medieval food is heavily spiced to conceal the flavors of rotten meat
> >>
> >>Adamantius
> >
> >--
> >
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