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[0] A good meal: Whole roasted wild boar, venison pies, platters of cod, haddock, and salmon, with roasted apples (uncooked were not healthy for you don't you know) washed down with whiskey, ale and a bit of mead. Everything can be eaten with your hands or your knife. When you're done with your meal throw the scraps down for the dogs. [2] 
A good meal: Would begin with the food elegantly presented. The hostess would serve the soup, then the host will serve the fish, followed by all the meats. Footmen will take the portions to the guests. Twenty or more dishes would be served in at least three courses, and naturally the tablecloth would be removed to reveal a fresh one under it after each course. Every course would have a specific utensil to use. Wash down your meal with a fine wine. When you're done with your meal the servants will politely take it away.
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