SC - Carved Vegetables
Elise Fleming
alysk at ix.netcom.com
Sun Jun 8 13:52:54 PDT 1997
Greetings! Someone asked about documentation for carved vegetables.
Gervase Markham, _The English Housewife_, 1615 has "Sallats for show
only." It says, "Now for sallats for show only, and the adorning and
setting out of a table with numbers of dishes, they be those which are
made of carrot roots of sundry colours wel boiled, and cut out into
many shapes and proportions, as some into knots, some in the manner of
scutcheons and arms, some like birds, and some like wild beasts,
according to the art and cunning of the workman; and these for the most
part are seasoned with vinegar, oil, and a little pepper..." Hope this
helps!
Alys Katharine
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