tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post7717154982966550286..comments2024-03-24T01:15:08.693+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: Shamble Meat, with Larks.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-66232482267484039832013-08-06T07:11:50.593+10:002013-08-06T07:11:50.593+10:00Hello Kate: I am not sure when 'shambles' ...Hello Kate: I am not sure when 'shambles' came to refer to a general chaotic mess - but I am sure you are right and it post-dates the use of the word to refer to a butchers' market. I will look it up!The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-7186002934911549432013-08-06T07:10:24.914+10:002013-08-06T07:10:24.914+10:00Hi Kathleen - thanks for your insight! It is obvi...Hi Kathleen - thanks for your insight! It is obvious, now you have pointed it out!The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-82563025221071648272013-08-01T22:03:46.324+10:002013-08-01T22:03:46.324+10:00I wonder if that is the start of the way shambles ...I wonder if that is the start of the way shambles is used here in America. The definition I learned was a scattered, chaotic mess. Which would certainly apply to a butchers' market.SometimesKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492637553806860585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-69773903840605221392013-08-01T07:09:06.125+10:002013-08-01T07:09:06.125+10:00Once again, Gervase delights! The beef and the mut...Once again, Gervase delights! The beef and the mutton - well, these are utterly common, nothing special there- the capon near the hand of the turnspit, both a shield and a signal that it's time to dredge the beef and the mutton. The whole point of the lark - no one sees it coming!It's like the prize box of Wheaties. Cracker Jacks, you look for a prize - but Wheaties???Kathleennoreply@blogger.com