[Sca-cooks] Picture of a spice plate
Johnna Holloway
johnnae at mac.com
Fri Jul 8 11:26:40 PDT 2011
Again the post in question referred to an excerpt from that book
Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and
Intoxicants by Wolfgang Schivelbusch
The line in question--
" They were passed around on a gold or silver tray- the spice
platter-during the meal or just after it. This platter was divided into
various compartments, each of which held a specific spice. Guests helped
themselves, adding spices as desired to the already seasoned dish, or
they
used the tray as a cheese or dessert platter."
Johnnae
On Jul 8, 2011, at 6:37 AM, Kimetha Steele wrote:
> In one of the earlier post on this subject there was a quote or
> statement about some type of Spice Plate being used as for Cheese
> after the spices went around? Are there specific styles of trays or
> dishes that would have been used for cheese? If so would someone
> have information on pictures or a web-site were I could look?
> YIS, Waldetrudis von Metten
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