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Warden pie ?
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Does anyone know if there is a reference to 'Warden Pie' ( stewed pears of the Black Worcester variety, usually) in the Medieval poem, "Piers Plowman", by William Langland ?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Sorry, but I can't find any reference to 'warden pie' in this translation:
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=LanP ier.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/lv1/Archive/m ideng-parsed&tag=public&part=all
Chris
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=LanP ier.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/lv1/Archive/m ideng-parsed&tag=public&part=all
Chris
PS: If the poetical reference to warden pie you're seeking is this one . . .
"'"Now here's to thee, mine Uncle! a health I drink to thee!
Now pledge me back in Sherris sack, or a cup of Malvoisie!"--
The Canon sigh'd -- but, rousing, cried, "I answer to thy call,
And a Warden-pie's a dainty dish to mortify withal!"
. . . the source is the Ingoldsby Legends:
http://www.exclassics.com/ingold/ing35.htm
Chris
"'"Now here's to thee, mine Uncle! a health I drink to thee!
Now pledge me back in Sherris sack, or a cup of Malvoisie!"--
The Canon sigh'd -- but, rousing, cried, "I answer to thy call,
And a Warden-pie's a dainty dish to mortify withal!"
. . . the source is the Ingoldsby Legends:
http://www.exclassics.com/ingold/ing35.htm
Chris
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