[Sca-cooks] sops and etiquette

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

> Jeanne served them at her house at Easter.
> They would not go over at my house because
> my family wouldn't eat them.

Well, it was just me and mom eating them-- but my brothers would have
eaten them too. But then, they are not picky eaters and besides they both
work in food service/catering.

But when I saw 'slyt soppes' I immediately thought: 'fried onions on fried
bread', and we used to eat that a lot for a treat.

> At feasts, I would think that it would depend on
> how soggy they were. I have never served them, so
> others will have to speak about if or how many were
> eaten and how many were tossed. Many people used to
> eat bread torn in pieces and served with milk as an evening
> meal; that doesn't mean that many would eat it today as part
> of the feast or a supper.

The closest modern analog I can think of is the bread at the top of the
french onion soup...

-- Jadwiga Zajaczkowa   jenne at fiedlerfamily.net
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