Przy stole szesnastowiecznej szlachty angielskiej. Modele spożycia żywności na podstawie ksiąg gospodarskich

Abstract

The household of English nobility at the beginning of the modern era was the place where the fam ilia gathered and where social life flourished. The dining table had a special significance, since people sat down to their meals at least twice a day and held friendly conversations in the great hall. From the extant household books we can learn what was consumed then, what meals were served, and what food products were issued from the pantry and the cellar. Using the household records the author is trying to determine the dietary models of the nobility in sixteenth century England on meat days, fast days, and holidays. The author endeavours to say which recipes may have been used to prepare the dishes served at that time by referring to the available cookery books.