[Sca-cooks] period spice containers/storage

[Johnna Holloway]

If you go to the website for the Victoria and Albert Museum you can  
search the collection
and discover hundreds of spice cupboards, containers, boxes, holders,  
etc.
I think you'll discover that storage might depend upon the wealth of  
the household.

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/

Also--Take a look at the photos that have been posted from the Tudor  
Cooks
at Hampton Court Palace.

Have you taken a look at  the containers Master Hroar makes?
http://www.griffindyeworks.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=50_53&products_id=444

I am sure that he or Mistress Huette can provide documentation.

Johnnae

On Jun 22, 2011, at 10:03 PM, Annofnite at aol.com wrote:

> 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.   snipped
> 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?