Moving on from my herbal book, I then discover, in the depths of an abbey, yet another 1500s product from Antwerp.
This large cauldron sits in a room in Lacock abbey. The sign says that it was made in Antwerp and they don't know when or why it came to Lacock, in Wiltshire. Perhaps it was used in the nun's kitchen or maybe arrived later as a garden ornament.
Legend has it that a side of pork and a sack-load of peas were cooked in it, in the early 1700s, for a visit by Queen Anne.
