[Ansteorra] Praline question

[Michael Tucker]

On Sunday, August 3, 2003, at 09:42  AM, Ansteorra Virtual Scribe wrote:

> Well, to throw a wrench into the works here .... my mom is from South
> America and she has been making this "candy" for many years. I always
> thought they were pralines. ...
>
> Chiara
> Kingdom Vscribe, Ansteorra
>

According to the article which Stefan referred to in his Florilegium 
(which I read last night), there was a traditional Spanish/Catalan 
candy from our period. My completely unfounded guess is that this (or 
something like it; there were lots of variations on the theme, 
according to the article) might have been a source of inspiration for 
whoever developed the Praline. And it might be the ancestor of the 
South American confection which was handed down to your mom. It seems 
logical, anyway.

Yours,
Michael Silverhands