SC - Grains of Paradise in Melbourne ?

[Lillian Johnston]

Yes, please re-post.
	Thanks, 
	Mistress Christianna
On Mon, 27 Apr 1998 13:41:14 +1000 "Sharon Nevin"
<nevray at netspace.net.au> writes:
>> I seem to have missed something. Did somebody post such a recipe 
>with a
>> period source? I only found one other post with the same subject 
>line,
>and
>> it had nothing about combining apple juice with fruit and spices 
>from
>afar.
>> It seemed to be a reference to cider, which is fermented apple 
>juice, and
>> to hippocras, which (at least in the recipes I am familiar with) 
>contains
>> no exotic fruit juices at all.
>> 
>> David/Cariadoc
>> http://www.best.com/~ddfr/
>
>I was asking if anybody could prove or disprove a factsheet off a TV 
>show
>which said
>
>"Spiced Apple Juice - The French Alternative
>
>Medieval times were filled with wine, women and song, and spiced apple
>juice was a popular beverage at midwinter feasts held at the very best
>medieval banqueting halls. The original recipe for this warming drink
>called for a basket of slightly mouldy medieval apples, as well as
>ambergris and musk which come from the sperm whale and musk ox. Jackie
>French recently showed us how to make a modern version of the genuine
>medieval spiced apple juice with ingredients that are more readily
>available today."
>
>The sheet seems to imply that a period source was used and as I really 
>like
>apple juice and most of the spices used I was wondering if anybody 
>could
>help document it if it was documentable.
>
>I also posted the modern recipe (version?) but I can repost (privately 
>or
>to the list if wanted).
>
>The recipe orginally caught my eye due to the show's perspective of 
>the
>middle ages.
>
>Just being curious.
>
>Sharon Nevin
>Barony of Stormhold, Lochac.
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