[Sca-cooks] Runners/longieres instead of napkins?

[JIMCHEVAL at aol.com]

I actually did see that reference, which could be what Scully had in mind,  
though it is found here with the offered napkins (Le Grand says he found no 
 references in early France to individual napkins, just those proffered by  
servants, which is what this sounds like as well.)
 
Another use of longiere, by the way, is for a sash.
 
Jim  Chevallier

Comparing early and late medieval food in France
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In a message dated 6/28/2013 9:26:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
lilinah at earthlink.net writes:

Then  across *all* the laps of *all* the diners at one sofra - a tabouret 
table,  some of which could seat 10, sitting on the floor, of course - was 
put a  "longiera" (as Maurand spelled it), so they all shared it and wore it, 
so to  speak. 

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