[Sca-cooks] Lamb (was Re: lent, wine, indulgences, de Nola)

[ranvaig at columbus.rr.com]

>  >From Huette von Ahrens:
>
>"All the AS words [sheep, cow, pig, deer] show
>that the Saxons were the caretakers of the
>animals.
>
>All the Norman words [mutton, beef, pork,
>venison]
>show that the Normans were the eaters of the
>animals."
>
>Which is interesting considering that venison was not orignally just used to
>refer to cooked deer, but wild game on four legs in general...

Which shows that the Normans doing the hunting too.

Ranvaig