SC - spice info

[Mark Harris]

Ras said:

Cubebs= cubeb berries. Sort of peppery tasting with a hint of allspice.
Although they are not used in modern cookery in my knowledge, they are still
used in the production of gin as are galingal and grains. Stefan has a
section in his files on period spices, I think. Maybe he would be kind enough
to post the info. :-)

>>>>>>>>
Of course.

These are the files on spices and herbs in the PLANTS, SPICES AND HERBS section
of Stefan's Florilegium:
capers-msg         (9K)  5/14/97    Use of capers in medieval food.
garlic-msg        (14K)  6/ 9/97    Medieval use of garlic. Garlic storage.
herbs-msg         (32K)  4/28/97    Herbs used in period and how they were used.
                                       Modern sources.
rue-msg           (23K)  5/28/97    Medieval uses of the herb ÒrueÓ. Cautions.
saffron-art       (16K)  8/11/97    How to buy and select saffron by Tony Hill.
saffron-msg       (27K)  8/21/97    Types of saffron. period uses.
seeds-msg         (59K)  7/29/97    Sources for period plants and seeds.
spices-msg        (72K)  8/15/97    Info. on spices, sources for spices.

And these files in the FOOD section:
mustard-msg       (32K)  8/28/97    Mustard seed in period. sauces. recipes.
spice-use-art     (18K)  6/ 9/97    ÒThe Question of Heavy Spice Use and Rotten 
                                       FoodÓ by Lord Xaviar the Eccentric.
sugar-msg         (37K)  8/11/97    Sugar and other medieval sweeteners.

My files can be found at:
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/rialto/rialto.html

Ras, this is an interesting comment on cububs. I think I'll add it to the
spices-msg file. :-)

Stefan li Rous
markh at risc.sps.mot.com

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