SC - Aphrodisiacs

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     Aoife,
     
     Sorry to post an asnwer so long after your original question -- I've 
     been busy preparing for the Coronation Feast for His Royal Majesty 
     Alinon.
     
     About your gingerbread question.
     
     I made a gingerbread cake, cut into a heraldic rose, for a friend's 
     SCA wedding.
     
     I got the recipes from "A Fifteenth Century Cookery Book" which quoted 
     it from Halerian.
     
     To keep it from being too hard (like the granola bar texture you 
     mentioned) I made my own saffron bread (also a 15th century recipe) 
     and only let it sit one day (so it was still relatively soft).  I used 
     a pound of honey, one large loaf of bread, and about a teaspoon of 
     each of the spices (pepper, ginger, cinnamon and saffron).
     
     I got a great, brownie-like consistency  and the spices were hot 
     enough to be pleasing, but not uncomfortable. 
     
     Hope that helps some.
     
     Morgan

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