More food and drink refs from Olearius
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bunnyjadwiga(March 1636) p. 95-96:
"Hardly had we come into Moscow and entered our residence when the Russians appeared with various foods and drinks from the Grand Prince's kitchen and cellar, and each of the ambassadors and their six senior aides were provided with special drinks. From this time on, for the duration of our stay in Moscow, each day our kitchen and cellar were well stocked. We recieved daily 62 loaves of bread, each worth a kopek; a quarter of beef; four sheep, 12 chickens, and two geese; a hare or a partridge; 50 eggs; ten kopeks for candles, and five kopeks for the kitchen. In addition, we recieved weekly a pud ([36] pounds) of butter, a pud of salt, three buckets of vinegar, two sheep, and a goose. We daily received 15 tankards for the ambassadors and hofjunkers: three small ones of vodka, one of Spanish wine, eight of various meads, and three of beer. In addition, the provided for our attendants one barrel of beer, a small cask of mead, and another small cask of vodka."
"Hardly had we come into Moscow and entered our residence when the Russians appeared with various foods and drinks from the Grand Prince's kitchen and cellar, and each of the ambassadors and their six senior aides were provided with special drinks. From this time on, for the duration of our stay in Moscow, each day our kitchen and cellar were well stocked. We recieved daily 62 loaves of bread, each worth a kopek; a quarter of beef; four sheep, 12 chickens, and two geese; a hare or a partridge; 50 eggs; ten kopeks for candles, and five kopeks for the kitchen. In addition, we recieved weekly a pud ([36] pounds) of butter, a pud of salt, three buckets of vinegar, two sheep, and a goose. We daily received 15 tankards for the ambassadors and hofjunkers: three small ones of vodka, one of Spanish wine, eight of various meads, and three of beer. In addition, the provided for our attendants one barrel of beer, a small cask of mead, and another small cask of vodka."
