[MR] Fw: Interesting facts from the 1500s

[Velsthe1 at aol.com]

>Trenchers were never washed and a lot of times worms
>and mold got into the wood and old bread. After eating 
>off wormy moldy trenchers, one would get "trench 
>mouth."

I always thought this was a WWI referance: after the foulness, rot, and smell of living and fighting in a trench. That and the smell and appearance of 'Trench Foot' (foot fungus that can result in gangrene) combined with the tendancy of young officers putting their foot in their mouth.


Vels