SC - European Grain/Legume combo?

[david friedman]

Hi all from Anne-Marie:
We are asked:
> the Rapes(Lentil Crisps) from Fabulous Feasts ( which are good!) caused
> us some trouble and I was wondering if anyone has tried/been sucessful
> with it? Our balls crumbled...they didn't stick togtether after following
> the reciepie so we added breadcrumbs then rolled in the oatmeal mixture
> and fried but when they came out they crumbled again...still tasted good
> but we need to get them right for a royal feast...

If you look at the recipe, you see:
> 
> Rapes (Lentil Crisps)
> 1 1/2 cups oatmeal
> 2/3 cup almonds, skinned, slivered or ground

2/3 of a cup of skinned whole almonds will be a drastic amount different
from 2/3 of a cup slivered, and WAAAAAAY different from 2/3 of a cup ground
almonds.

I am very amazed that this was edible, based on the ingredient list (lentil
cheese balls, rolled in honey oat and cocoanut????). Learn something new
everyday.

Oh, and you know, of course, taht the cocoanut is not a medieval European
ingredient? At least I've not seen it mentioned ina single medieval Eurpean
cookbook.... I wonder what recipe this is supposed to be from?

- --Anne-Marie, who only paid $4 for her Fab Feasts, and then for the
pictures only.

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