Summary: Menus
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A typical daily menu for the more prosperous:
Breakfast : bread soaked in ale or wine
Main meal (about 11.00) : meat – mutton or beef usually
Common vegetables – peas and beans, onions, garlic and herbs
Banquets: Meals eaten at table but few forks were owned or used. Sometimes food was served on a thick slice of bread which was eaten at the end of a meal. Manners were not too good, bones were thrown on the floor and it was acceptable to burp!
Methers which had 4 handles were passed around for people to drink from.
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