Emily stirred the stockpot, then called the kitchen maid. " Ma'am! The stock is ready to be poured off!" Called Emily. She got out of the way, heading to the wood pile to bring in some big logs for the evening. She didn't want to have to haul in wood after dark, and it got her out of the scullery while they were in there. By the time she got back inside after several loads of wood, they were done pouring off the soup stock, so Emily took the cooked bones and tossed them out. The kitchen maid and the cook were busy making steak and kidney pies, with fresh tarts for desert. There were also roasted joints of lamb with herbs, ale from the cellar, and roasted root vegetables. There was a thick crusty sourdough bread, with a big lump of golden butter to spread, or soft spreadable fromage. Since they were in season, there were also a number of roasted honeyed apples for desert too.