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more about #middleages quickqueenof: SO MUCH PROTEIN for each meal . . . is that why regular people were not fat back in the day? That and only rich people could eat white bread and corn ... more » Rare Affinity: In the medieval period Christian brides in England had to vow to be "bonny and buxom in bed and at board." more » musicpup: I do love it when such writing survives for us to read now. The likelihood that some social aspects have changed since then - zero. Off to click mysel... more » DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Hmmm, seems the menz were stoopid back then. Exhibit A): the wife need only "protect him from holes in the roof…make certain that in the winter he ... more » Rare Affinity: I saw a programme on a cookbook written for the medieval King Richard II. Some of the dishes we still serve today such as pears poached in wine. I als... more » JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: My ballsacketh must be massaged with goode cheer daily upon the Hour of Vespers. Unless the wyfe is on her moontime, in which she is forbidden to touc... more » NellMood: I love reading old prescriptive writing like this. It's kind of amazing how little has changed- while I doubt you would find a recipe for green eel so... more » BabyJane: Ye Olde GOOP. more » Etoiles: Now I see what I've been doing wrong. I've only been serving 9 meat-based dishes for dinner every night. It should be at least two dozen. Oh, the s... more » tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: I would like to have portions of this read by Alan Rickman. (If we disregard the comments about the husband having ultimate final say and exactly whic... more » Flackette Goes Retro: My mom has been studying our genealogy, and has found a disturbing number of instances of very young teenage girls marrying much older men. In many ca... more »
