History 2158A/B Lecture Notes - Stay Cool, Tea Garden, New World Crops
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Good source for seeing food of middle ages. Provided depiction of the labour of the month. Best evidence of work of the non-noble. Helps sheep stay cool, also make cloth. Cutting hay so animals have food for winter. 2 straight months of back breaking work. Used up all of last yr"s food, other food not ready. Knocking down acorns to give pigs food to fatten them. Why don"t they slaughter pigs in july. Put also pigs wouldn"t be big enough. Price adjusted according to the success of grain harvest. Higher caloric intake from wine - more energy. White wine was common, easier to make. Where grapes didn"t grow, beer was drunk. Let wild for most of the year and came back when ready to eat. Sheer amount of time/effort devoted to food. Everyone did it, and most of the time. Specific tasks for specific times of the year. What/how much you"re eating determined by laws.
