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That price list puts the cost of two dozen eggs, or two chickens, at the same price as a gallon of ale. And we know that ale was widely consumed. If anything, t
by OfSanguineFire 3y ago
That price list puts the cost of two dozen eggs, or two chickens, at the same price as a gallon of ale. And we know that ale was widely consumed. If anything, this only underscores the accessibility of both eggs and chickens to the masses.
- ffgjgf1 3y agoIf you ignore the average wages at the time then perhaps. This is a pretty interesting answer (the thing I forgot is that chicken laid significantly less eggs back then than modern ones do): https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/afq8jy/how_often_did_medieval_peasants_eat_eggs/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/afq8jy/how_o... (It claims that even rural peasants could hardly afford to eat more than an egg or two per week) Regarding ale most poor people probably drank the .75d one and no the one which cost 1.5d. (Also poor people still mainly drank water) e.g. the daily wage for a semi skilled worker was 2-3d. If you have to fed a family that’s not a lot and eating eggs would certainly not be that common.