[Sca-cooks] Funeral foods ...

[Sandra Kisner]

>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
>
>-----Original Message-----
>
> >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)

Just for clarification, the quote actually goes:
"Thrift, thrift, Horatio! the funeral baked meats
Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables."

I wasn't under the impression that specifically meant pies.

Sandra