Nov 19, 2010 23:05
I'm writing a Cadfael story, and one of my characters has just born a child some two weeks ago. She doesn't have enough milk to feed the baby, and neither is a suitable wet nurse to find. So, what would she give the baby? Cow milk? Some mashed vegetables?
Google and food timeline didn't turn up anything useful. I went through the food and drink-labelled entries and the medieval stuff here, too, but am still clueless.
Edit: Thank you all for the helpful suggestions. Now I've got at least an idea about what would be possible.
uk: food and drink,
1100-1199,
~middle ages,
~medicine: historical