Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site ssc-vax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!eder From: eder@ssc-vax.UUCP (Dani Eder) Newsgroups: net.cooks Subject: Re: Salt and Pepper Message-ID: <297@ssc-vax.UUCP> Date: Sun, 23-Dec-84 00:11:06 EST Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.297 Posted: Sun Dec 23 00:11:06 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 24-Dec-84 03:11:13 EST References: <133@ahuta.UUCP>, <655@druor.UUCP> <1794@ucf-cs.UUCP> <473@tpvax.fluke.UUCP> Organization: Boeing Aerospace Co., Seattle, WA Lines: 10 [22 December 1984 ] In the middle ages, salt and pepper were very expensive. Pepper used to trade for its weight in gold, and a peasant had to fork over one-tenth of his produce to obtain suffcient salt for his needs. In those days, the wealthy demonstrated their wealth to guests by having salt and pepper available on their dinner tables. Like many other customs, it spread to the general populace when the costs became low enough. Dani Eder / Boeing Aerospace Company / uw-beaver!ssc-vax!eder / 1-206-773-4545