[Sca-cooks] Re: Chickens in Hochee

[Terry Decker]

Messe in this case means to plate and serve to a group of people.  The messe 
may be the course or it may be used to refer to the group being served. 
Commonly, 2 to 4 people constitute a messe.

Bear

> original recipe, the serving instructions simply say, "/Messe hem & cast 
> (th)erto powdour dowce."/  I don't have access to an OED, so I can't look 
> it up, but to me, the term "messe" does not imply a tidy, intact 
> chicken... :)  I could be off-base on this, but it is another possibility.
> Just a thought,
> Arwen