[Sca-cooks] Funeral foods ...

[King's Taste Productions]

I'm going to make a guess here - warning - just a guess - that "pies
left over from the funeral" were probably made from whatever was
normally served from the kitchen during that season and according to the
wealth of the family.  Foods that have to do with some part of the
ceremony and/or the body are more specific, but foods to feed the
mourners and funeral attendees would be more along the practical lines.
- end of guess - 
Christianna

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Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 12:01 PM
To: Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius; Cooks within the SCA
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Funeral foods ...

>Well, the first thing that comes to mind is Hamlet's little joke  
>about Gertrude and Claudius' wedding being so soon after the death of  
>Hamlet the Elder that they could recycle the leftover pies from the  
>funeral for the wedding feast...
>
>Adamantius
 

I thought of that too. :-) So, what kinds of pies do you think were
served? Were they just the typical everyday meat pies or "special" pies?

Gianotta (can't wait for the food scholarly debate)
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