SC - peony

[Cindy Renfrow]

>I had a friend of mine in Meridies translate the Myan and Spanish 
>recipe found in the diary of a Spanish monk who was with the Spanish 
>contingent in Mexico in the mid 1550's.  The recipe is very tastey 
>both in cake style and in hot form.  The pepper they used was a for 
>runner of the jalipino and you use only a pinch for a cup.  I will be 
>happy to post it if you want to see it.  I had it last year at the 
>Pennsic A&S.  The article in the diary talkes about it being served 
>for the Bishop of Toledo (I think) when he visited the monistary that 
>the priest was from.  

Please send me the recipe.  I dearly love Mexican chocolatl and am always on
the lookout for recipes.

>There are also tax records for the City of Utrecht in the Netherlands 
>that shows Spanish cocolate for consumption being taxed as a beverage.

That's interesting.  When was this?

>Annejke

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