[Sca-cooks] Medieval turkey?

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Dec 9, 2005, at 7:51 PM, marilyn traber 011221 wrote:

> We got a nice mention in an Oregon newspaper, but, Medieval turkey?
>
> http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2005/12/09/news/top_stories/ 
> top1.txt

I STR hearing that turkey hens were served at the wedding (or was it  
Coronation?) feast of one of the Kings Henry of England, either the  
Sixth or Seventh, but that these were in fact what we'd now call  
Guinea Fowl (which come originally from Africa, I believe).

But yes, as others have suggested, what we're probably seeing here  
are people whose information on medieval life comes from Renn faires.

Adamantius


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