FW: [Sca-cooks] Paper twists of spice (Was spice storage)

[kingstaste at mindspring.com]

The Renaissance marked the development of the "city", so while the 16th
century date may be a bit off, it isn't that far out of line.
That said, it did come from a site on the internet (Tara posted a caveat for
all internet finds), and it was from a site on the history of the shopping
bag.
Take it for what it's worth.
Christianna


It probably means they bought at the local market or fair, which wasn't
there every day, but probably more than once a year for at least some
items.  It doesn't say there were no towns, just that they got bigger, and
as they did had more "permanent" markets.

Sandra

>Does this paragraph bother anyone else? There were no towns before the
>16th century? Poor folk saved up all year in order to purchase in bulk?
>That first sentence especially just seems odd to me.
>
>Mirhaxa
>   mirhaxa at morktorn.com
>
> >   "Until the sixteenth century, buying and trading were done mainly in
> >   bulk.  There was little need for wrapping or packaging.  Customers
> >   provided their own containers, such as baskets, jugs, or bowls.  But
as
> >   towns and cities grew, goods could be purchased in smaller quantities
> >   as they were needed, and it was convenient to do shopping more
> >   frequently.  Therefore, items such as grain, beans, buttons, and
> >   needles required some kind of wrapping or packaging to contain these
> >   smaller quantities.