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88

OUR

ANCESTORS.

21

Jflmtr

of

(Emperor

Cl)arle0

tl.

(1S19-15S6).

[This

is

a

dinner

bill

of

fare,

with

which

the

city

of

Halle

hon-

ored

Charles

V.

on

a

fast-day.

J

1.

Raisins

in

malt-flour,

2.

Fried

eggs,

3.

Pancakes,

4.

Steamed

carrots,

5.

Fried

slices

of

bread,

6.

A

covered

porridge,

7.

A

high

pasty,

8.

Pea-soup

with

marrow,

covered

richly

with peas

and

eggs,

9.

Yellow

codfish,

boiled

in

butter,

10.

Carps,

boiled,

11.

Fried

fish,

with

bitter

oranges,

spiced,

12.

Sweet

pikes,

13.

Pulverized

kernels,

with

almonds,

14.

Maize

in

almonds'

milk,

15.

Fried

fish,

with

small

olives,

1

6.

Cakes,

17.

Pears

and

confect.

"

His

Majesty

ate

heartily,

God

bless

His

appetite,

and

took

only

three

draughts

from

a

Venetian

glass."