Aug 4, 2013 - Explore indunna's board "Wooden Trenchers", followed by 266 people on Pinterest. At the end of the meal, the trencher could be eaten with sauce, but was more frequently given as alms to the poor. During the Middle Ages a trencher was a hunk of old bread that was stale and hard enough to be cut into a rough square. A trencher (from Old French tranchier; "to cut") is a type of tableware, commonly used in medieval cuisine.A trencher was originally a flat round of bread used as a plate, upon which the food could be placed to eat. The word trencher comes from the French ‘tranche’, meaning slice. See more ideas about Trenchers, Wooden plates, Historical items. Since soft wood was the most available type of wood at the time, it was the material of choice for to be used for cutting boards. Trencher, originally a thick slice of bread, used as a primitive form of plate for eating and for slicing meat (hence its derivation from “trancher”—to cut, or carve), but by the 14th century a square or circular wooden plate of rough workmanship. HISTORY OF THE DOUGH BOWL: The term trencher comes from the Old French tranchier, which means to cut.
Trenchers may range in size from walk-behind models, to attachments for a skid loader or tractor, to very heavy tracked heavy equipment.
Dec 11, 2017 - Explore rachelk0179's board "Trenchers" on Pinterest. People also love these ideas. In the previous video, Marc is holding a copy of a surviving late Tudor banqueting trencher held by the Museum of London. Trencher or dough bowls were a staple in every kitchen during the 1800’s, and were used for kneading and raising dough. Tudor Wooden Trencher (reproduction) Pewter Plates Silver Plate Tudor History Wooden Plates Object Lessons Plates And Bowls Delft Queen Anne 17th Century.
Trencher definition is - a wooden platter for serving food. These trenchers were either square or oblong. Trencher definition is - a wooden platter for serving food. Types. Since they were made smaller, they were also used to eat off of and some people referred to them as trenchers. In the late Middle Ages, a slice of bread acted as a plate, however by the 16th century this was replaced by wood or metal alternatives. A Throne Toilet . There was usually a small cavity for salt in the Tudor History British History Le Bon Roi Dagobert Retro Flush Toilet Toilet Bowl Composting Toilet Elizabeth I Minoan. Husbands would often carve them for their wives as a wedding gift. Wooden trenchers, also made by hand, were used on the table by the colonists for more than a century. I find them advertised for sale with pewter and china in the Connecticut Courant of May, 1775. There are some signs of use such as nicks and scratches but there are no cracks or holes. A trencher is a piece of construction equipment used to dig trenches, especially for laying pipes or electrical cables, for installing drainage, or in preparation for trench warfare.