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Three Links of Interest
Jan. 23rd, 2015 09:01 amIt's Friday, the end of the work week, and I find I'm not in the mood for contentious topics. So, have some non-contentious ones.
The Invention of Breakfast
From BBC History, how the Tudors invented breakfast. Fascinating read. Basically, in medieval times (before 1500) most people ate twice a day - a dinner at 10:30 or 11 and a supper at 5 or 6. Breakfast was usually only provided to people (like monks or choir members) who had to be up early in the morning.
The other group of people who ate breakfast were travelers. But many of those people had a liquid breakfast - wine or beer. Actually, the beverage of choice for those who could afford it was beer or wine. (Coffee hadn't made it to Europe yet.)
By 1600, more if not most people were "on the clock" - not only did they have work obligations, but these obligations were time-specific, and the old idea of knocking off work at 10:30 for a big meal didn't work well. So, we got lunch at noon, a light breakfast (bread and butter for the common man, maybe a bit of cheese) and a later dinner.
Links of Interest
A) How the ban on images of Muhammad came to be. Basically, it's an extremely modern thing - like early 2000s modern.
B) A photoset of castles during winter. Ah, pretty pictures!
The Invention of Breakfast
From BBC History, how the Tudors invented breakfast. Fascinating read. Basically, in medieval times (before 1500) most people ate twice a day - a dinner at 10:30 or 11 and a supper at 5 or 6. Breakfast was usually only provided to people (like monks or choir members) who had to be up early in the morning.
The other group of people who ate breakfast were travelers. But many of those people had a liquid breakfast - wine or beer. Actually, the beverage of choice for those who could afford it was beer or wine. (Coffee hadn't made it to Europe yet.)
By 1600, more if not most people were "on the clock" - not only did they have work obligations, but these obligations were time-specific, and the old idea of knocking off work at 10:30 for a big meal didn't work well. So, we got lunch at noon, a light breakfast (bread and butter for the common man, maybe a bit of cheese) and a later dinner.
Links of Interest
A) How the ban on images of Muhammad came to be. Basically, it's an extremely modern thing - like early 2000s modern.
B) A photoset of castles during winter. Ah, pretty pictures!
