SC - SC- Lists of Foods

[Michael Macchione]

Hi, I'm new to this list and thought that I'd introduce myself.  I'm
Mikael McCue (although, almost everyone calls me Kael (rhymes with mile)).
I'm from Caer Adamant in the East Kingdom (mundanely Delaware).  I
consider myself a good cook.  Not excellent, astounding or superb, but
good, although I have cooked a few dishes that have garnered marriage
proposals.  Unfortunately, my shire has never been able to successfully
get a cooks guild off the ground, the few of us who are interested in
period cooking, aren't enough to form a basis, especially since none of
us are an expert on period cooking.

>From what I've seen, most people on this list worry about authenticity,
and are looking for documentation for everything.  At this point that's
not a very large concern with me. (I'm not aiming for a Laurel, I just
want to be able to produce an enjoyable and periodish feast)  

My current sources for period dishes are minimal and are probably known to
almost everyone on this list.  And due to Mundane Obligations, I don't
have the time to do extensive research to find primary sources.

What I was wondering was, if anyone knows of a source that would basically
say which foods (ingredients not recipes) were eaten when and where.  Thus
if I asked to make up a feast for a French meal in the 1400's.  I could
start here to see what kind of dishes I'm talking about.  Or, if a novice
is looking for "one more dish" to round out a meal, they could be sure to
include something that is at least available to the area, even if they
can't document the recipe itself.

I guess, one of my greatest fears, is to serve a themed meal and have
someone come over to me after the feast and say "That was a great meal,
but they did you know that they didn't eat such-n-such in that period"  

So does anyone know of any such list, or does anyone else think that this
kind of list would be a good thing to build up?  (feel free to tell me I'm
crazy, my friends do all the time :)


Kael