[Sca-cooks] Spices for preservation of meats

Adele de Maisieres ladyadele at paradise.net.nz
Sat Nov 18 11:43:03 PST 2006


Suey wrote:
> We find spices in 
> nobles' household accounts but lower classes not only could not afford 
> spices, they seldom had meat as hunting grounds were owned by the nobles 
> and it was forbidden to hunt on them. Meat was for the nobleman it was 
> thought that as he needed it for strength in wars riding his horse and 
> wearing armor.

Actually, meat was for people who could afford to eat it.

-- 
Adele de Maisieres

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