[MR] Cool Site for children and things in a castle

[Steinfeld, Henry S CIV NAVAIR PMA-209T&E/AIR 1.6.3]

This is a MYTH!!!!  There is a common belief that meat was hard to come by and that they had no idea of food preservation.  Both of these things are false.  Further, spices were very expensive.  Why on earth would anyone condone use of very expensive spices to cover the taste of bad meat that could be replaced.  As it turns out, one SCAdian cook tried to cover the smell of bad meat and could not find a suitable means of doing it, I do not believe they tried to eat it.  As a cook myself, it is far easier to cook good than spoiled.

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Muirghen



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[mailto:atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org]On Behalf Of C. Brian Towey
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 13:52
To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Subject: Re: [MR] Cool Site for children and things in a castle


History or myth:

"Medieval diners ate off trenchers, or slabs of stale bread. Their diet
included bear, mutton, salmon, pheasant, and rabbit.  Heavy spices helped
mask the taste of spoiled meat."



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