Show GOING BACk ACI TO MEDIEVAL They served a medieval banquet in Paris a few tew days day ago EO The price per plate plat ran about 50 A multi mIllionaire Peruvian magnate gave the th banquet to twenty South Americans In honor ot of o Ecuador's minister to France Medieval meats breads and pastries were prepared from the famous recipes es of ot famous cook to old old Charles VII 11 of France who was known as some some- somewhat what tome what of ot an epicure and gourmand One On dainty phase phat ot of the tb feast was the th servIng or of the th wine Ac- Ac According According Ac cording I to old custom the th waiters waltera stuck I their thumbs In the th wine when servIng The Th banquet room was covered with sweet smelling herbs herb l into to which the th gUests threw theIr gnawed bones and where the walters waiters dumped the th general food tood refuse use There Ther were no forks orio and the table was laid ald with a a volum olum voluminous inous cloth servIng as napkins as aswell aswelt welt well ll and awl used by each guest to wipe tho the face tace and hands hand Granting that the tha novelty of o the feast pleased tho the guests it would be interesting to know just how they would like this thi throwback ot of the years for tor a permanent thIng thine We W humans human prattle a bit about the effete and decadent modern civilization but any onslaught on hot baths bathe mo modern ern plumbing and table cutlery sends us us scurrying for tor shelter hotter I |