[Sca-cooks] Royal household accounts of the 14th century

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Household  accounts for 14th century French kings:

Un  compte de l'Hôtel du roi sur tablettes de cire, 10 octobre-14 novembre  
[1350]. 
Elisabeth  Lalou lien Bibliothèque de l'école des chartes lien Year 1994 
lien Volume 152  lien Issue 152-1 lien pp. 91-127

http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/bec_0373-6237_1994_nu
m_152_1_450723

These are  particularly interesting, since this is the period of Taillevent 
and the  Menagier de Paris. Lots of pheasant and partridge, not a peacock 
in  sight.
 
Lalou  by the way is actually an expert on wax tablets, a few of which have 
actually  survived, despite bone-headed moves by the finders like just 
washing them  off.
 
Jim  Chevallier

Comparing early and late medieval food in France
http://www.chezjim.com/food/pre-v/comparisons.html