La Calle Corredera, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

“La Calle Corredera, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain” discusses the history and archaeology of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalucía, Spain and one of the three major data sets used in Setting the Table. The majority of the chapter focuses on one local eighteenth-century household site known as La Calle Corredera. It describes the artifacts from two mid eighteenth-century features, a well and trash receptacle, and the ceramics recovered from these deposits. Using COSA, this chapter examines the vessel forms that were discarded and argues that changes in tableware are indicative of broader changes in Spanish dining practices and the transition away from traditional stews toward a non-broth-based diet, possibly one that incorporated French cooking techniques.