From: katsuragi@life.invalid   
      
   Katsuragi_Keima  wrote:   
   > Feeding the Court   
   >   
   > Henry VIII's kitchens had huge ovens with roaring flames turned the entire   
   > complex into a soot factory. The Great Kitchen comprised several sub   
   complexes;   
   > the Privy kitchen supplied the choiciest food of all kitchens.   
   >   
      
   The Clerk of the Kitchen checked the finished dishes and they were arranged on   
   the table. The dirty dishes were washed using lye made from wood ash and every   
   utensil, pan, dish were supposedly scoured with a cloth but a witness claims   
   that they were washed once a year, for they reeked of foul smell that would   
   convince someone that they were used as pisspots.   
   The Clerk of the Kitchen had a huge responsibility. He mamaged the staff and   
   resources, held the keys to the stores and distributed food accordingly. He   
   also   
   had to ensure that the King's dish be the best and sweetest stuff that would be   
   got. In return, he was permitted to eat the same food as was served to the   
   senior courtiers.   
   Three Master Cooks assisted the Clerk. They were important personages and   
   lorded   
   over the Great Kitchen and The King's and Queen's privy Kitchens. The Cooks did   
   fancy cooking and had a staff to help prepare food. Henry VII employed a French   
   cook as "Yeoman of the King's Mouth" at his privy kitchen   
      
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