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Arranging the Feast: The Application of Medieval Dietary Theory to Modern Day Feasts

 This paper represents my very first competition & research paper.  Be kind with your constructive criticism, offer solutions and suggestions along with your critique.   I welcome it, I wish to improve not only research but in writing.  Thank you! Arranging the Feast: The Application of Medieval Dietary Theory to Modern Day Feasts Bronwyn Ni Mhathain MKA: Yonnie Travis Society for Creative Anachronism Blog: Giveitforth.blogspot.com Facebook: Give it Forth & Historic Cookery Group   Contents Introduction .. 4 Greek Dietetics . 5 Theory of Digestion .. 7 Feeding the Humors or the Role of the Cook and Health .. 9 Introduction to Structuring the Feast . 10 Defining the Sequence . 11 Putting it all Together –or- Creating the Modern “Medieval” Menu .. 14 Conclusion .. 16 References . 18 Appendix A: Sequence of the Menu .. 20 Appendix B: John Russells -A dynere of flesche. 21 Appendix C:Maistre Chiquart: The Service