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Vegetarian Recipe 1
>From "A Trewe Boke of Cokery, Vol.1, Vegertarian Recipts", pg. 1 by Lord Ras
al Zib

FRESH DATES NOT IN SEASON

1 Lb Dates, dried
1 Lg Watermelon

Cut a hole in the top of the melon large enough for your hand to fit through.
Save the cut out piece. Leaving all the juices inside, squeeze and remove the
pulp from the watermelon. Put the dates insidde the watermelon. Replace the
cut out piece. Leave in a cool place for 24 hours. Take out the dates and
ddrain. They will be as fresh as if just picked. (Editor's note (Lord Ras)>
Not quite! But still rather tasty. Dried apricots, figs, prunes and/or
raisons also work well with this technique although the original recipe
specifies dates.)

>From "The Baghdad Cookery Book, 1226 c.e., compiled by DDuke Coriadoc of the
Bow; redacted and adapted to the Current Middle Ages by Lord Ras al Zib.

Lord Ras