Housekeeping (2)
As Lady of the House, a woman was responsible for cooking, washing and cleaning as well as child rearing. Food supplies might be traded at market, supplied by an employer or grown on the families’ land. Most people ate bread, beer and vegetables. Fish was an important part of the diet, but the majority of people probably ate meat only as a luxury on special occasions. Food would be stored and cooked in, and eaten from, pottery jars and bowls.