medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I couldn't give as detailed an answer as I would have liked, earlier, having
only a mobile phone to work with.
Back at the PC - there is a brief entry in three sources:
Oxford Dictionary of Superstitions
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898) online
http://www.bartleby.com/81/7673.html http://www.bartleby.com/81/3334.html
And, http://www.foodsofengland.co.uk/GroaningCheese.htm
Best wishes,
Jane
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Subject: Re: [M-R] groaning cheese / childbirth
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I was recently told of a belief, said to be medieval, according to which
when a woman was pregnant she would make a special cheese that would mature
in 9 months. When the baby was born, the family would eat the cheese and
pass the child through the empty rind. (No mention of why the cheese is said
to "groan".)
This sounds suspicious to me on many levels, but has anyone heard of
anything remotely similar?
Meg
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