The two meals of the medieval period were replaced by three meals in the early modern period; the breakfast ("morgunskattur") at around ten o'clock, lunch ("nónmatur") at around three or four in the afternoon, and supper ("kvöldskattur") at the end of the day. In the Icelandic turf houses people ate sitting on their beds, which lined the room. Food was served in askar, low and bulging wooden staved casks with a hinged lid and two handles, often decorated. Spoon food was served from the cask, and dry food placed on the open lid. Each household member had a personal askur for eating from and was responsible for keeping it clean.