[Sca-cooks] Eggs in Lent
Stefan li Rous
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Fri Mar 28 19:37:25 PDT 2008
Alys detailed some of what she saw at Hampton Court and said:
<<< Friday and Saturday were still Lent so no meat was cooked. The
menu is
posted on the blog site for all four days. On Saturday they were to do
"Eggs in Lent" where the contents are blown out and the shell filled
with
an almond milk/sugar mixture. >>>
My understanding is that these folks are pretty accurate and that
this recipe does come from a period document, so what was done with
the contents of the eggs removed from the shells since you can't eat
them?
While they could be tossed, in an orgy of conspicuous consumption,
this doesn't sound likely. Was this dish likely done only near the
end of Lent, or near a "during Lent" Feast day?, so that the eggs
would stay good and be used in the next day or two?
Stefan
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