[Sca-cooks] period spice containers/storage
Annofnite at aol.com
Annofnite at aol.com
Wed Jun 22 19:03:17 PDT 2011
Greetings.
I am looking for any information on how spices were stored. I have found
a reference to (and a picture of) a spice box that seems to be a wooden box
that locks, that has compartments inside. I have also found reference to
a "spice plate" that is either silver or gold and usually has compartments
to load spices in and pass around at a feast or dinner of upper-class
guests in a noble's home (for example) for adding spices on top of the food
that is served.
What I cannot find is if the spices were inside little pottery containers
(stopped with what? cork? wood stoppers? waxed cloth?) or directly placed
into the compartments in the wood spice box? or if they were stored in linen
bags? leather bags? other?
If anyone has some information on this, I would be very grateful. I am
waiting on a few books from the library that I reserved, but I'm not sure if
they will have what I'm looking for.... or if what I'm looking for even
exists. :)
I did read the archived thread on "Favorite spice containers" but that
seemed to be more of present day storage, not using period methods.
In Service,
Aine of Wyewood
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