[Sca-cooks] Clove defined and symbolism

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Apr 5, 2010, at 11:24 AM, Gretchen Beck wrote:

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> --On Monday, April 05, 2010 8:07 AM -0700 edoard at medievalcookery.com wrote:
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>> It's one of those "mysterious football-shaped things" (TM).  In this
>> particular case, it's been stuck with a flower.  Food for thought, eh?
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> I'd say it's a wafer, and the combination relates to the (I think) Mary
> visiting St Elizabeth scene behind it. (Jesus and John the Baptist in the
> womb). In this context, a flower makes sense.
> 
> toodles, margaret

It could be a wafer, and it might be significant to note that wafers were often skewered for  transport and sale on the streets, meaning there would be a little hole in them, much of the time.

I think it might be butter or cheese, though.

Adamantius






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