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Show lliellrsl Dinner. tJlllkt Isiir AotihiI I III the middle age Ihe Uit dinners wcrelo be found In the alacea of the blthoii aud the rectories uf mitred abbots lor examrlc, there waa HIcbarddeBwIntlrld, I (shop of Here-ford, Here-ford, whose "Itoll ul Household h l-I l-I eneee," ut llthnl t the Camden Ho-rlrty, Ho-rlrty, showed the sumptuous living nf thla relate. Ills cellars were store I Willi tho beat wlurt, hla kltchena were fragrant with aiietuing oiors, tho Choicest roducta of Iho 1 att tilled his silccrlrt, his I at erics turned out for his use the best wheaten tread, hla breweries the strougi st an 1 nit at Irani tarenlales When he ringed from one manor houso Io auother, or Jour-tieyel Jour-tieyel to London he was accomjiin-led accomjiin-led by his domestic utensils, hit trass lots, and hit tarthenwate Jugs, aul his baker alwajs ireceled lilru, that the supply of bread might Hover run short. Une day fir dinner the bill of fare Included In-cluded three quartera of beef, three shee, lio'f I hti eight getae, ten fowls, twelve plgeous, nine larlrldkcs, and uncounted larks, with n tiiply cf wIlo and leer. On fasting elaja tho Ucu of Iho meal, jmullry and game was taken by fish eels, tal-mon. tal-mon. (inch, lampres, mint out, salt htrrrlug uul salt cod In winter ojs. ters were bought I the gallon, In May and June Irish uiackrel tliLlcd the ejltioialpulate, aul trout, luduoua- ton, grilled for hit benefit HpenJIi g one (. hrlstmastlJn at his Piettlury nauorh use he ordered apeak nf 11 r i ileaux wine Io l bought from Drlalol, I and an enormous quantity i f beer le I I Irewed, anltheCbrlstma! day dinner for himself and lilt gueala roinprelierid j eel to carcisea and three matleraof beef, with calics does m fowls, I read and cheese, lwo"teelanla" of red wine and one ul whll", The total cost was 1 1 lot OJ anil ir, or about XM Ji |
