The book of craftsmen; the story of men's handiwork through the ages (1900)
Bruce, Marjory · New York, Dodd, Mead & Co. · leaf 257
rson called, on that account, a ' turnspit.' Honey was the chief sweetening medium; sugar began to be imported in small quantities in the Middle A MEDIEVAL BAKER Ages, but its high price put it beyond the reach of any but the wealthiest purchasers. Salt, pepper, and spices were in constant and… … there was so little fodder for the THIRTEENTH-CENTURY BAKERS AND COOKS cattle in winter, and such poor pasture, that great numbers of animals had to be slaughtered ° 209
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