For hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years "strangers" have been welcomed into homes and treated like family. A small fee or service was paid in return. As time went on this became more structured, with more expectations on each side ( a full dinner and breakfast, and a barn for the horse ). By medieval times in Europe, bed and breakfasts were established in most villages and cities. The tradition of hospitality in one's home has been refined in today's bed and breakfasts with hundreds of innkeepers opening bed and breakfast all over North America.Special foods are prepared and served on beautifully-set tables. Each ...