[Sca-cooks] a Lenten question, and a frivolous answer

[Sue Clemenger]

Thank you, thank you very much.  I'd managed to forget allll about 
Easter Candy.  *sigh* I'm gonna have to stock up on my favorites and 
then let them live at someone else's house.  (Cadbury mini eggs and Dove 
truffle eggs...oooooh....<maire swoons>)
Interesting question about pilgrims and lent--I'm afraid I don't know. 
Betcha practices varied, just as the understanding and practice of lent 
itself changed.  It might depend on why the people were on pilgrimage 
(e.g., if you were repenting of some really grievous sins, you might be 
especially vigilant, but if you were just having a good time, like some 
of Chaucer's pilgrims, and you had the funds, perhaps you got 
dispensations to eat meat and such).  Or maybe the season for going on 
pilgrimage didn't start till after Lent.
--maire, engaging in fruitless speculation (oh, wait....I can *have* 
fruit during Lent! ;-)

Laura C. Minnick wrote:


> The Valentine's candy display was especially pernicious this year... and 
> when the Easter candy displays really get into gear, I'm going to learn 
> a lot about self-control!
> 
> Just occurred to me though- what did people eat while on pilgrimage? 
> Were there differences from the usual at-home diet?
>