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The Best Pottage

David and Jasmine's Wedding

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Location	Alameda, California
Introduction	Pottage was the staple food of people living in Great Britain from neolithic times on into the Middle Ages. The word pottage comes from the same Old French root as potage, which is a similar type of dish of more recent origin. Pottage consisted of a pot of oats, easily available to serfs and peasants, that was kept over the fire for a period of days, and had roots, beets, bones, apple cores, and whatever was locally—and cheaply— available added to it. The result was a dish that was never quite the same twice. I first heard the term while reading Ken Follet's "World Without End." My boyfriend David started using the term frequently; after a particularly good meal, especially those of the soup or stew variety, he will tell me "you make the best pottage." This blog chronicles my attempts at living up to that statement, as well as my devotion to eating local, seasonal, and sustainable food.

Location

Alameda, California

Introduction

Pottage was the staple food of people living in Great Britain from neolithic times on into the Middle Ages. The word pottage comes from the same Old French root as potage, which is a similar type of dish of more recent origin. Pottage consisted of a pot of oats, easily available to serfs and peasants, that was kept over the fire for a period of days, and had roots, beets, bones, apple cores, and whatever was locally—and cheaply— available added to it. The result was a dish that was never quite the same twice. I first heard the term while reading Ken Follet's "World Without End." My boyfriend David started using the term frequently; after a particularly good meal, especially those of the soup or stew variety, he will tell me "you make the best pottage." This blog chronicles my attempts at living up to that statement, as well as my devotion to eating local, seasonal, and sustainable food.