Title: Life in the 17th Century
Headings: LIFE IN THE 17TH CENTURY
LIFE IN THE 17TH CENTURY
SOCIETY IN 17th CENTURY ENGLAND
LONDON IN THE 17TH CENTURY
BANKS IN 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND
RICH PEOPLE'S HOMES IN 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND
POOR PEOPLE'S HOMES IN 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND
FOOD IN THE 1600S
CLOTHES IN 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND
GAMES AND PASTIMES IN 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND
EDUCATION IN THE 1600s
TRANSPORT IN 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND
MEDICINE IN THE 17TH CENTURY
WARFARE IN THE 17TH CENTURY
THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION IN THE 17th CENTURY

Content: FOOD IN THE 1600S
In the early 17th century people began eating with forks for the first time. During the century new foods were introduced into England (for the rich) such as bananas and pineapples. New drinks were introduced, chocolate, tea and coffee. In the late 17th century there were many coffee houses in the towns. Merchants and professional men met there to read newspapers and talk shop. However for the poor food remained plain and monotonous. They subsisted on food like bread, cheese, and onions. Ordinary people also ate pottage each day. It was made by boiling grain in water to make a kind of porridge. You added vegetables and (if you could afford it) pieces of meat or fish.