SC - Seven deadly sins & spices

[Sharon L. Harrett]

sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am grateful for the suggestions that I have recieved so far..but would
> still need some help with Sloth , Pride and Envy.
> 
> As my friends (This is no SCA event or even strongly medieval themed -
> though I wish to push it in that direction) would not fully appricate the
> medieval subtleties I chose choclate for Lust, as it is a said
> aphrodisiac.
> 
> But  an intersting thought was risen in the call for aphrodisiacs....what
> about other herbs and spices..are they connected to human charcterisitcs
> and traits..
> 
> Would there be a spice that was said to provoke anger....or at least make
> a person more coleric...and the opposite
> 
> If you know about an article or book about such notions during mediaval
> times,  or indeed ancient Roman ort Greek ideas, please send me a
> reference.
> 
> I know the romans had some ideas about the properties of spices and herbs,
> can't just remeber  what at the moment
> 
> Daniel Serra
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Greetings to Daniel, and whomever else asked about the aphrodisiacs;

I have a slim little volume called " Aphrodisiac Cookery Ancient and
Modern" by Greg and Beverly Frazier, Published by Troubador Press, San
Francisco, 1970. No ISBN, but the Library of Congress catalog number is
71-128534. It is not what I would recommend for true period cookery, but
a fun volume of folklore and beliefs about certain foods gleaned from
books on sexual practices through the ages. It has recipes with
disclaimer hat the authors were not recommending any of these "ancient"
recipes because of their sometimes strange or dangerous ingredients.
however, many of the recipes are do-able and some are excellent. It's
also just a fun book to read.

For period ideas of the effects of herbs, spices and foods look at
herbals written in period, as most of them describe the uses and effects
of a particular edible. Gerard's is 1603, reprinted from 1597, and is a
compilation of earlier knowledge with additions from himself and a
DoctorJohnson. It really is amazing the beliefs put in it.  Also, some
cookery books have reciepts for medicinals, with thier intended results,
amd much can be gleaned from them.

Ceridwen


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