[Ansteorra] Stefan's Florilegium article for December

[Stefan li Rous]

Greetings to the Gentles of the Known World,

Here is a copy of my Florilegium article for December detailing what  
is new in the Florilegium this month.

If you have some ideas for articles that you currently can't find in  
the Florilegium, please let me know and I'll add these to my list  
which I will eventually post on the webpage, and perhaps someone will  
write an article on one of those subjects.

If you have written an article for a newsletter or you have a class  
handout or A&S paper, please send me a copy to possibly add to the  
Florilegium. This way folks across the Known World can learn from the  
work you've done. My preference is to get such items in Word or RTF  
format since then they are easily adapted to the various formats  
files are available in the Florilegium, but I can accept other formats.

Last month I got bounce messages from both people that I have  
addresses for to forward this monthly article to the Trimaris list,  
Baroness Adsiltia and Jacquetta Grimaldi. I would appreciate it if  
someone would forward this message to the Trimaris list, and/or these  
two people. Or if there is someone on that list who would like to  
take over forwarding this monthly article there, please contract me.

Thanks,
    Stefan
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A Blending of the Past and Present

Over the past seventeen years in an ongoing effort, I have been  
collecting bits of useful information from various newsgroups, mail  
lists and articles submitted to me by their authors. In order to make  
this information available to others, I have placed this information  
in a collection of files I call Stefan's Florilegium.

The Florilegium is on the web at: http://www.florilegium.org

I am always interested in new articles. If you have written an  
article that would be of interest to others in the SCA, please send  
it to me for possible inclusion in the Florilegium. Contact me for  
more details.

I am also interested in volunteers who might be interested in helping  
me maintain the Florilegium. Everything from collecting materials,  
editing and web work is needed. Again, please contact me for more  
details.

      THLord Stefan li Rous   Ansteorra    stefan at florilegium.org

Here are the new files for this month:
In the ACCESSORIES section:
    hnd-fan-cnst-art     "Constructing an Ostrich Feather Fan"
                            by Lady Drueta de la Rosa.
In the BEVERAGES sectio
    fresh-juices-msg     Evidence for fresh fruit juices being used
                            in period for drinking and for cooking.
In the CHILDREN section:
    Childs-Seat-art      "A Child’s Seat" by Mistress Slaine ni  
Chiarain.
In the CRAFTS section:
    BY-Blacksmith-art    "The Backyard Blacksmith" by Master Sven  
Odin Eye.
    Working-Slate-art    "Working with Slate" by Master Sven Odin Eye.
In the FOOD-BOOKS section:
    Banquet-Stufe-art    A review by Jadwiga Zajaczkowa of the book,
                            "Banquetting Stuffe", edited by C. Anne  
Wilson.
In the FOOD-SWEETS section:
    lebkuchen-msg        Period lebkuchen cookies. Recipes.
In the PLANTS, HERBS AND SPICES section:
    sandalwood-msg       Period Sandalwood, also known as Saunders.

Here are some of the updated files.
    blancmange-msg       A medieval rice dish composed principally of
                            rice, almond milk and chicken.
    merch-spices-msg     Spice merchants. Reviews and recommendations
    pilgrimages-msg      Medieval pilgrimages and pilgrims.
    spices-msg           Info. on spices, sources for spices.
    vanilla-msg          The vanilla bean in late-period Europe.
    veg-stuffed-msg      Period stuffed vegetable recipes.

In honor of the upcoming holiday season, I thought I'd also list a  
few files having to do with this season.
    chestnuts-msg        Medieval harvesting and use of chestnuts.
                            Roasting. Recipes.
    Christmas-art        Medieval Christmas.
    Holiday-Celeb-lnks   Links to medieval holiday celebrations
                            by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
    holiday-gifts-lnks   Links to medieval holiday gifts
                            by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
    Jewsh-Holiday-art    "Jewish Holiday Traditions of the Sephardic
                            Peoples" by Lady Sindara Lind Rachael.
    St-Nicholas-art      Article on the St. Nicholas traditions.
    T-H-Dreidel-art      "The Hannukah Dreidel" by Lady Meliora
                            Leuedai de Ardescote.
    wassail-msg          Spiced cider and ale drinks. Traditions.
    Wassail-Trad-art     "Wassail Traditions" by THL Johnnae llyn  
Lewis, CE.
    Yule-msg             Yule celebrations.
    Xmas-art             "The True Meaning of Xmas".
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Copyright 2007, Mark S. Harris.
Permission to reprint in SCA-related publications is hereby granted  
if the file descriptions are left unchanged. Removing any of the  
updated files listed in order to fit the article into limited  
publication space is allowed.  The article introduction may also be  
edited, provided the web address and contact info are retained.

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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
    Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas           
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
**** See Stefan's Florilegium files at:  http://www.florilegium.org ****