Well, not so much luxurious food because Thomas More's dining gatherings are a little parsimonious, whether it be Lent or not. (There are so many Thomases it can get a bit confusing. My nephew is called Thomas too and it is his birthday on this day of posting!)
All the same I have been busy creating additions to the MedievalMorsels Wolf Hall Tudor miniature food range,
More is a very religious man and in Episode 2 he serves cooked greens with hard boiled eggs just four half eggs to be sahred by all the company! And plenty of "maslin" bread, made from a mixture of rye and wheat wholemeal flours. Plenty, yes plenty of bread. In fact there was a preponderance of differently shaped loaves amongst other rather uninspiring foodstuffs, considering he held the role of Chancellor of the Exchequer.
MedievalMorsels Wolf Hall miniature Tudor food, 12th scale greens and boiled eggs |
The makings of a Wolf Hall supper courtesy of Chancellor Thomas More |
Henry the Fool's view of the supper proceedings, cheese and cabbage garnished with eggs |
Tudor dollhouse food, 12th scale miniature Cheddar cheese wheels and wedges |
MedievalMorsels' dollhouse miniature cheese - 12th scale wedges of Parmesan |
To be fair I did spot a bowl of yellow lentil pottage and a plate of cubed white fish too - probably herring and not a more exotic fish! Even when More is himself a dining guest in Episode 1, his host only dare serve him white herring the so-called "wheat of the sea" and a meat-free staple food for rich and poor alike.
MedievalMorsels' period dollshouse one inch miniature food, white herring |
Dark Ages, Medieval,Tudor miniature food at 12th scale: pickled, brined herring |
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