walnut

1) The nut of the walnut tree, a delicacy enjoyed by the wealthy and privileges.

The nuts were a delicacy enjoyed by the wealthy and the privileged, occasionally by the abbot of Whitby along with fygs et rasyngs: 1395 Item pro walnots per vices xxd, Whitby.

places Whitby
dates 1395

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