[Sca-cooks] Re: Coffyns

[Terry Decker]

This is true of every manor, castle, and estate in the manorial system. 
They all maintained a kitchen and many a bakery which fed the staff when the 
household was not in residence and fed the noble household when it was in 
residence.  Noble households often had as part of the immediate retinue a 
cook and baker who would travel in advance of the household to prepare the 
kitchen and pantry for the arriving noble.

Plain fare to high feast, the manors were self contained estates that 
usually didn't need to get food or food stocks from a town.

Bear

> Hampton Court ran day in, day out. It prepared
> several hundred meals a day for those that lived there.
> The king actually
> might only be in residence for 2 weeks out of the year.
>
> Johnnae
>
> Micheal wrote:
>
>> Ah but you see I was referring to the everyday workings of a local town 
>> Bakery, Tavern, fair , which Lords and Ladies would frequent as well. 
>> rather then those of a high court banquets. Simple plain fare without the 
>> decorations of the high tables. LOL just seen in my mind a debate of yet 
>> another form.
>>
>> Da