SC - butter

[nancy]

While a late source, The Good Huswifes Jewell, (2 parts, by Thomas
Dawson, published by Walter J. Johnson, Inc. Theatrum Obis Terrarum,Ltd,
Norwood, New Jersey, 1977) lists two "menus" for fish days that have
Butter as the first item served.  It also contains a recipe for almond
butter, and a great many recipes list butter as an ingredient.  Many of
the meat pies have butter as a liner for the pastry sort of preventing
the juices from leaking through.  This is very late in the span that the
SCA uses but it does show  how much butter was used in the late period. 
	It would be interesting in tracing the development of the use of butter
as an ingredient or actually an ingredient.
	The Good Huswife's jewel also has a recipe that contains potatoes in it
as well.  The recipe includes dates, sugar and red wine.....

Clare