Food,+Etiquette+and+Clothing

By Katelyn and Abrieana

During the renaissance they invented the fork and plate. It was common for lots of people to eat three to five meals a day.
 * __Meals__**

The foods that were available back then.... Tomatoes, drinking chocolate, bananas, avocados, turkey, fish, roast, potatoes, maize, sugar, tobacco

With all these ingredients they could make... Soups, Pastas, Salads Pastries, different seasonings, and side dishes

For drinks they drank water but it was very unsafe to drink because you could get sick from it. It was safer to drink beer and wines. The lower class drank beer and the nobility would drink wine. There was also milk, tea, coffee, cider, fruit juices and Mead. Mead is honey or other spices mixed with water.

Here is the order of how their meals would go. First course the soups and appetizers wear severed. Second course they put out roasted meats. Third course they would eat fruit. It was like dessert but, they didn’t call it that till later on.

http://www.internal.schools.net.au/edu/lesson_ideas/renaissance/renaissance_cookery_wksht.html

In the Renaissance there were rules for manners and etiquette: -Don’t make any annoying sounds -Don’t wipe your hands on your clothes -Only use honorable means of pleasing people -No bragging -Don’t talk to slow or too fast -Do things gracefully -No spitting across the table -No dipping meat in directly into the salt dish -No picking your teeth with your fingers or knife
 * __Manners and Etiquette in the Renaissance__**


 * __Clothing__**

Women's Clothing The women when through a lot of pain just to be considered beautiful.

The women wore farthingale skirts which in fact resembled walking tents. Popular trends were pale skin, red lips, rosy cheeks, and red/fair hair. They used cosmetics to alter their appearances, but the poor didn't use cosmetics. Pale skin was a sign of nobility, since poor people were forced to work out in the sun. They also used face paints to attain rosy cheeks and red lips. They thought a woman's hair was a sign of her beauty and her social standing. When women were unmarried they wore their hair loose and when they were married they wore veils and headdresses. Since fair hair was all the rage they would die their hair using bleach, lemon juice and sit out in the sun for a period of time to make it fair. If they didn't dye their hair, they would completely shave their heads and buy a red or fair haired wig. They also fashioned corsets. The poor wore wool, linen and cotton while the rich wore silk and velvet. Clothing was often trimmed with lace and jewels. They always tried to showcase their wealth through their clothing.

http://www.ariaaustin.com/renaissance.html

Men's clothing The men could get fined if they didn’t wear hats out around town. The hats were made out of wool and felt for the poor. Middle class men sported a feather in their hat. The tall cape was worn by men in the nobility. The shirts they wore were mostly wide and billowy and an open neck. If you were rich you they were made out of cotton, satin and velvet. The lower class shirts were made of flannel and other cheap fabrics. The man would also wear a doublet which is similar to the vest but it has cap sleeves or wings. It was laced in the front and sometimes the back too. The man also wore loose fitting pants, or trews which tied at the waist and their lower legs. The shoes were basic: they could be short to the ankles or tall to the knees.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/renaissance-clothing-for-men.html

For more information about clothing back in the Renaissance Go to http://www.lepg.org/clothing.htm

Bibliography

Spotlight on Renaissance Europe by Methanie Harris pgs.67-68 The Renaissance In Europe by Lynne Elloitt pgs. 10-11 The Great Ages of Man Renaissance by Hale JMR. pgs. 52-63 [] []