[Sca-cooks] Re: Proper Kitchen Attire

[Johnna Holloway]

Brears also quotes from documents that said that the
chief cook was to keep the help clothed. Apparently
the men in the kitchens wore very little at times. They in fact
got a clothing allowance.

Johnnae

Elise Fleming wrote:

>Greetings!  I'm in the process of re-reading _All the King's Cooks_ by
>Peter Brears.  There are nice photos of the Hampton Court cooks wearing
>what would have been worn by Henry VIII's cooks.  Other than being somewhat
>uniform in style and color, the clothing looks pretty much like what
>lower/middle class men would have worn.  I'm thinking you'll find
>differences of dress in different countries and definitely at different
>times.
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>Alys Katharine
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