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Feasting Built On A Long Fast
- Medieval and Tudor Christmas focused on massive eating, partying and religiously framed fasting beforehand.
- Advent fasting created a dramatic contrast that made the 12 days of Christmas a prolonged festival of indulgence.
Luxury Fish Versus Paupers' Fare
- Rich households observed fast days with elaborate fish dishes while the poor survived on hard stockfish and pease pudding.
- Spiced, gilded preparations masked humble or unpalatable ingredients for elite diners.
The 24-Foot Sugar Ship At Stirling
- Annie describes a 1594 Stirling christening feast featuring a 24-foot model ship with women as sirens and sugar-crafted seafood.
- The ship and sugar sculptures were part of the banqueting course after dinner.