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In the middle ages the food was cooked in big pots either on hot cols or under heated rocks.
Fire existed long before electricity, and they also used some really nifty chemistry tricks as well (for rising bread, etc). In order to make the ovens used for bread-baking, by the way, took nearly 250 man-hours.
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What did poor people do on their plots of land in the middle ages?
Cooked, farmed, served, and worked
What was stolen in the middle ages?
The things that were stolen in the middle ages were mainly food that was stolen by the poor and there were organised gangs that would steel from the rich.
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a serf is a person who worked on the lord manor and make food
What was a explorers in a Middle Ages?
There was no explorers in the middle ages. When exploration started that is when the middle ages ended.
What were barns and stables used for in the middle ages?
Barns where used for the animals and to keep the food there.
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