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Posted by Susan Hartman on June 30, 2008, 4:42 pm
Enjoy!
From:
LIFE IN THE 1500s -
>>
>> The next time you are washing your hands and complain
>> because the water temperature isn't just how you like
>> it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts
>> about the1500s:
>>
>>
>> Most people got married in June because they took their
>> yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June.
>> However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a
>> bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom
>> today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
>>
>> Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man
>> of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then
>> all the other sons and men, then the women an d finally the
>> children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so
>> dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the
>> saying, Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water..
>>
>> Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no
>> wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get
>> warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs)
>> lived in the roof When it rained it became slippery and
>> sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof.
>> Hence the saying . It's raining cats and dogs.
>>
>> There was nothing to stop things from falling into the
>> house.. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs
>> and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed.
>> Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top
>> afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came
& amp;g t;> into existence.
>>
>> The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other
>> than dirt. Hence the saying, Dirt poor. The wealthy had
>> slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when
>> wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep
>> their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more
>> thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start
>> slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the
>> entranceway. Hence the saying a thresh hold.
>>
>> (Getting quite an education, aren't you?)
>>
>> In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big
>> kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit
>> the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly
>> vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the
>> stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold> >
overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew
>> had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence
>> the rhyme, Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas
>> porridge in the pot nine days old..
>>
>> Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel
>> quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up
>> their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man
>> could, bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to
>> share with guests and would all sit around and chew the
>> fat..
>>
>> Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high
>> acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the
>> food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most
>> often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so,
>> tomatoes were considered poisonous.
>>
>> Bre ad was divided according to status. Workers got the
>> burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and
>> guests got the top, or the upper crust.
>>
>> Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination
>> would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days.
>> Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and
>> prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen
>> table for a couple of days and the family would gather
>> around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would
>> wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.
>>
>> England is old and small and the local folks started
>> running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up
>> coffins and w ould take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse
>> the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins
>> were found to have scratc h marks on the inside and they
>> realized they had been burying people alive. So they would
>> tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through
>> the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell.
>> Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night
>> (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus,
>> someone could be, saved by the bell or was considered a
>> ..dead ringer..
>>
>> And that's the truth...Now, whoever said History was
>> boring ! ! !
>>
>> Educate someone. Share these facts with a friend.
--
Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com
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Posted by lucretia borgia on June 30, 2008, 5:30 pm
On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:42:24 -0400, Susan Hartman
>Enjoy!
>
>
>From:
>
> LIFE IN THE 1500s -
You're going to hate me lol
http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/1500.asp
There were too many inaccuracies, particularly the one about the bath
water.
> >>
> >> The next time you are washing your hands and complain
> >> because the water temperature isn't just how you like
> >> it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts
> >> about the1500s:
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Posted by Susan Hartman on June 30, 2008, 5:40 pm
lucretia borgia wrote:
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>> LIFE IN THE 1500s -
>
> You're going to hate me lol
No, I won't! Someone else just pointed this out to me. I should have
known to check Snopes first (I usually do). Mea culpa!
sue
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Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com
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Posted by M.Safier on June 30, 2008, 8:42 pm
Sorry, I like to keep my comments on top so I don't have to wade thru tons
of quoted material: I know it's not the "right" usenet way, but that's how I
post!
I heartily recommend "The pillars of the earth"- Ken Follett-973 pages of
fascinating info (a very good read too!) about life in the 1100's, and the
building of a magnificent cathedral- I am saving "world without end" by
Follett to take into the hospital for a surgery I have coming up. it's even
longer and about the 1300's...so I have been reading and crocheting more
than stitching. I am doing the CGOA master class in basic stitches...quite
easy, just tedious.
I prefer to use others' designs, both XS and crochet...I'm a stitcher not a
designer!
Marilyn in Oregon, a sort of newbie...actually an oldie from the 1997 era..
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> lucretia borgia wrote:
>>>
>>> LIFE IN THE 1500s -
>>
>> You're going to hate me lol
>
> No, I won't! Someone else just pointed this out to me. I should have known
> to check Snopes first (I usually do). Mea culpa!
>
> sue
>
>
> --
> Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
> The Magazine of Folk and World Music
> www.dirtylinen.com
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Posted by Susan Hartman on July 1, 2008, 10:05 am
M.Safier wrote:
> I heartily recommend "The pillars of the earth"- Ken Follett-..(snipped)... I
am saving "world without end" by
> Follett to take into the hospital for a surgery I have coming up.
"Pillars of the Earth" is one of my very favorite books - I've read it
twice (15-year interval) and eagerly awaited "World Without End."
Unfortunately, the sequel doesn't live up to "Pillars," IMHO. It's
rather mediocre, and not nearly as wonderful a read.
Best wishes for a successful surgery and quick recovery! And don't
forget to bring your stitching!
Sue
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Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com
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