Show why dishes are covered how many persons seeing covered dishes come to the table have i finy any idea of the origin of serving food in tills this fush fas lilon lon how many know the reason that led to the covering of dishes they were covered from fear the fear of poison in medieval days and down to the time of louis XIV people were afraid that poison raught be introduced into food between the kitchen and the table the w wholesomeness of the food was first tried on the 6 evants rv ants who were required to taste it before any of the guests and then if they were not poisoned tile the food ats all right it lid not matter so much if 1 a servant was waa pol poisoned |