I reckon some of those recipes are quite excellent (by my standards at any rate). If I were one of the upper classes back then I'd certainly not be complaining

I reckon some of those recipes are quite excellent (by my standards at any rate). If I were one of the upper classes back then I'd certainly not be complaining about the lack of variety. That said, disease and hygiene being what they were combined with brutish times makes me not what to be there.