tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post2029871068327584880..comments2024-03-06T09:43:09.476+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: A December Menu.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-77320421703285128272012-12-11T05:57:16.442+10:002012-12-11T05:57:16.442+10:00sandra, I always thought 'pinions' were th...<br />sandra, I always thought 'pinions' were the wingtips, but will go and look it up, and see what the experts say. The menu would have served a large family and perhaps guests. But I am not sure how many that would add up too! Servants would have had the leftovers - after the good stuff was recycled for the family for a time or two! often there was a separate menu for servants - with plain food.The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-89427049944585696452012-12-11T05:49:59.128+10:002012-12-11T05:49:59.128+10:00Hi Les, I think they are plucked, then boiled, the...Hi Les, I think they are plucked, then boiled, then skinned?The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-77345482412436362042012-12-03T23:54:13.490+10:002012-12-03T23:54:13.490+10:00Perhaps "pinions" refers to the wingtips...Perhaps "pinions" refers to the wingtips?<br /><br />How many people is a menu like this meant to feed? Or do all the leftovers go to feed the servants?<br /><br />SandraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-5676112402569243892012-12-03T12:25:31.116+10:002012-12-03T12:25:31.116+10:00The birds should be boiled with the feathers on? The birds should be boiled with the feathers on? Lesnoreply@blogger.com