11/6/2023 0 Comments Pauper macaroni and tomatoes![]() We are more likely to break our fasts with a pauper’s type of meal, a piece of toast, maybe a glass of juice, coffee and out the door! We have all heard and no doubt believe the adage “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” but we still give it short shrift and spend most of our time, energy and money preparing the last meal of the day. Neither do we have the habits that would allow us to arise early enough to prepare the gustatory wonders fit for a prince’s breakfast, much less a king’s. How do we translate this into something that would fit into our modern day lifestyle? Not many of us have servants, white gloved or otherwise, at our beck and call. ![]() In a shanty way behind the castle, when finished cooking, serving, and cleaning up from the royals’ repast, the lowly servant breaks off a crust of bread, sops up some broth, made from scraps from the castle’s kitchen, and eats just what he needs to keep alive, occasionally enjoying an apple, scrounged from an orchard along the way, or cabbage stewed in the broth. The prince and princess are in a slightly smaller room, less magnificent perhaps, with fewer gastronomic delights on their table, but still having the freshest, most tasty food available in the kingdom. Picture a groaning board in the great hall with silver salvers steaming with sizzling hot meats, eggs, fresh pastries, creamy butter, fruit from exotic locations, the king and queen sitting in splendor while white gloved servants bustle around, anticipating every need. But first, we must define what kind of meals, kings, princes, and paupers would eat. ![]() Of course, like all diet and nutrition ideas, the more planning one does the easier the diet is to follow. I remember my parents’ doctor recommending that they eat “breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.” Although I think that this is good advice, maybe even great advice, it is not easy to follow.
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