17th Century Lunch in England - Cheese and Break?

[yoopers]

According to some research I'm doing for a project, a very typical lunch for an Englishman in the 17th century was cheese & break. I've tried to find info on "break" but am coming up short. Anyone have any ideas? Anyone ever heard of it? Harper, DeKoekkoek, any experience with 17th century dining?

[Into the blue]

You sure it's not a typo and meant to be 'cheese and bread'?

[Nimbusnut]

Could it be as obvious as "a break". Having some cheese, some beer and a break in he afternoon's activities. If olde England was like our trip to Austria in the 70's, the idea of our normal structured strict lunch hours or half hours didn't exist. If people felt like taking a nap or hanging out till they wanted to get back at it, they did. This was prior to the industrial revolution so it seems reasonable that they weren't necessarily "punching a clock".

[yoopers]

You sure it's not a typo and meant to be 'cheese and bread'?
I'm thinking that's what's its got to be but thought I'd check to make sure I'm not missing something.

[maestro8]

Wait, I think you're on to something... if one eats break only in the afternoon, they must have a break fast in the morning!

[kington99]

sounds like a ploughman's to me

[wobbling bear]

Cabbage based rough mash?

[wobbling bear]

Cabbage based rough mash?
sorry that was a confusion with "bubble and squeak"

[cathwood]

Prehaps it refers to 'breaking' the bread. But it don't know.

[yoopers]

I'm going with it being a typo and calling it cheese and bread in my presentation. Much simpler that way.

[UniBrier]

...Englishman... DeKoekkoek, any experience with 17th century dining?I'm almost old enough to remember but unfortunately from Dutch descent. I'm pretty sure they ate cheese and bread too though.

[1-wheeled-grape]

yeah its probably cheese and bread, is that all they ate?? atleast its something nice lol:D now i want a cheese roll lol