SC - Apricot recipes?(w

[David Friedman]

>                      RE>>SC - Apricot recipes?(was ByzantineŠ     1/9/98
>
><Snip>>And one last minor querry--it calls for mastic, which I
>>would have to mail order. How strong a flavor does mastic have, <snip>It has
>a strong flavor and it is similar to turpentine--or, more politely,retsina.
>Resiny. We use it in very small quantities <snip>
>
>Would something like juniper berries work as a substitute?  Or a small shot of
>Retsina?  Or is it one of this irriplacible things?

I think retsina would be closest in taste. Of course,  wine doesn't appear
in period Islamic recipes. You can probably order mastic from one of the
mailorder spice sources--I think I list two near the beginning of the
_Miscellany_.


David/Cariadoc
http://www.best.com/~ddfr/


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