Greatest things about the 1600's

[Wake]

Bread - the underside often got burnt so the rich people got the upper crust. Bread was sometimes used as edible plates (trenchers).

Rice - apparently it was used as a packing material for imported china from the far east, so could be had fairly easily near the docks.

Pastry

[Wake]

Apart from by the native Aboriginies, but they so totaly don't count.

I assumed he meant it was brilliant FOR the native Aboriginies.

[Floyd-the-k]

that's exactly what I meant Wake, thank you. For aboriginals it was a great time, especially compared to the post-Invasion period

anyway, back on topic. Restoration Comedys rocked! Probably.

The King James Bible is still a terrific read and even better if you can get an edition with the sucky introduction in which the translators tell King James how absolutely fanatastic he is and how his new bible will help people protect themselves from Popish Persons and self-conceited brethren (I think they mean Puritans)