SC - Building ovens

[Martin G. Diehl]

Greetings!  PPC (Petits Propos Culinaires) is published by Prospect 
Books and is in English.  If you live in the US, one year is $23.50 and 
two is $45.  Your check should be made payable to PPC North America and 
sent to PPC North America, 45 Lamont Road, London SW10 OHU.  One year 
consists of three issues of a small hand-size treatise.  To me it is 
well worth the price, for if there is something on the Middle Ages or 
Renaissance you can be sure it is documentable.  A recent issue had a 
brief article on Aphrodisiacs which I meant to send to this list.  Ask 
for it as a gift from relatives!

Markham is Gervase Markham who lived from about 1568-1637.  His _The 
English Housewife_ was printed in 1615 and contains a treatise on 
farming, medicine, distillation, dyeing, etc., as well as cookery.  A 
nice edition is that of Michael R. Best, editor, published by 
McGill-Queen's University Press, 1986, ISBN 0-7735-0582-2.

Hope this helps!

Alys Katharine