SC - Vegetarians-silly

[Jasper Fieth]

In a message dated 97-09-24 00:18:41 EDT, you write:

<< 
 Can anyone tell me if 1) Squash is period
 					  2) If so any recipes for them
 
 Lord Ragnar MacHardy of Clan MacHardy
  >>
     Well, technically, no. Squash as we think of them (Zucchini and yellow
squash, and winter types) are New World critters. But there are Old World
gourds that were eaten in the Middle East and Mediteranean in period and
zucchini makes a reasonable substitute for those. Look for recipes in Roman
food, Middle Eastern cookbooks like those in Cariadoc's collection, and later
period Italian recipes. The gourds have a firmer, less watery texture than
zucchini, so keep that in mind and adapt any recipes as needed. I've done
"gourds" at least a couple of times for feasts, but I don't think any of the
recipes can be imported to e-mail easily right now or I'd send them........

Ldy Diana 
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