SC - Carved Vegetables

[Elise Fleming]

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