[Sca-cooks] Pantry Raid
Terry Decker
t.d.decker at att.net
Wed Mar 6 23:16:41 PST 2013
Have you stopped to consider the size of a great household and what they
required of the pantry on a daily basis? One of the English households in
the High Middle Ages had the Lord and Lady travelling seperately each with
their own household. He having 125 in his and she having 93 in hers. Add
in the staff at any manor where they took residence and you are looking at
at least 500 pounds of bread per day. The baker traveled several days in
advance of the Lord's party, so that the pantry would be full when they
arrived. I'd really like to find a description of what was in the baggage
train.
As for the spices, they wouldn't be in the pantry. They would be in the
possession of household clerk locked in a strongbox.
Bear
> From the looks of the lists, the kitchen's owner might need to put on an
> addition!
>
> Alys K.
> --
> Elise Fleming
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