Talk:Pottage

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I removed the redirect to potage because that page describes something that originated in France in the Middle Ages, whereas pottage was a characteristically British food from the late stone age, through the Roman period and into the Middle Ages. I'm not sure when exactly it started to fall out of favour, or whether "pottage" and "potage" are part of a continuous tradition.

I have assumed that what is in potage is correct, but I haven't been able to verify it. Someone who knows more about the history of stew will need to take a look at both articles and connect them together properly. Ireneshusband (talk) 10:51, 31 January 2008 (UTC)


 * The two articles "potage" and "pottage" overlap significantly. Any distinctions that were originally intended have been lost.  The articles should probably be combined.  I'll suggest that formally at some point. MonteGargano (talk) 20:07, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I noticed that as well and have proposed a merge. I don't have a preference on which title is kept. Spudlace (talk) 20:21, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

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Cottage gardens
"These were called potage gardens by the French": that struck me as questionable.

It's cited to "America's Intelligence Wire", with no link or ISBN. A websearch for that publication resulted in nothing except echoes of Wikipedia.

I'm sceptical that the French ever referred to anything as a "potage garden", because "garden" isn't a French word.

Any objection if I delete this sentence because it's inadequately sourced? MrDemeanour (talk) 16:59, 13 January 2024 (UTC)


 * I agree it should be removed. I couldn't find the reference given, either. — Matuko (talk) 13:26, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * So I removed it. MrDemeanour (talk) 12:49, 5 February 2024 (UTC)