The rich used silver or gold plates; the middle class used pewter; and the poor used wooden plates or trenchers (thick slices of stale bread used as plates).
" made from rye, barley, or even ground acorns in lean times. The Tudor Kitchen: What the Tudors ate & drank
Used to show off wealth. Sugar was imported from Cyprus and the Mediterranean, used even to sweeten meat. The Poor & Working Class The rich used silver or gold plates; the
Royal kitchens, like those at Hampton Court Palace , employed over 200 staff across 55 rooms to feed hundreds of people daily. the middle class used pewter