SC - meat days and fast days - MIXED?

[Philippa Alderton]

I have the following book of Sephardic traditional cooking: "Sephardic
Holiday Cooking" by Gilda Angel.  There is some evidence of the Lady's
research, but there are no actual sources referenced.  Many of the recipes
are traditional Sephardic recipes (I have checked this with the Persian
Jewish community here in Arlington), but how far back they go I don't know.

Another book that I acquired recently "The Jewish Kitchen" by Judy Jackson
discusses food as part of Jewish culture.  There are some very interesting
references made to describe how certain foods got their names and why
certain ingredients were used.  Again the problem is there is no way to
know how old the recipes are.

BTW, I have Copeland Marks book-"Sephardic Cooking".  I am concerned about
certain references in that book.  For instance, he notes that the "B'nai
Israel Jews of Bombay India.  He notes that community had no contact with
other Jews between 175 BC and until the Middle Ages.  Yet they kept certain
holidays one of which he notes -Simchat Torah.  Simchat Torah has no
biblical reference.  It was not a distinct holiday until the time of the
"Rishonim" which is after the Talmud was completed- about 500 AD. (I
recently researched this holiday for an article I wrote).  While his
recipes are well documented as traditional, we again don't know how far
back they go.

Now my question is, "How do we document these traditional recipes?"

Sindara 




>
>two Copeland Marks books with information on that topic - Sephardic Cooking,
>which details the cuisine of the various Sephardic communities of the world
>(those descended from the first diaspora, which had emigrated to Babylon, and
>then spread out). A second book of his, The Varied Cuisines of India, details
>the cooking of a number of communities, and includes the Hindus and the Jews
>of India. 
>
><<When you read Jeff Smith on Jewish recipes/information, be careful.  He has
>made a few mistakes in the past.  (My brother-in-law, who is ultra kosher &
>likes to cook, caught them.)>>
>
>He does occasionally make a mistake or two, agreed.
>
><<why would not the Bible be acceptable as a period source?>>
>
>In the original and in a litteral translation it would be exceptable as a
>'period' source. However, I am unaware of any English translations that are
>not influenced by current theoligical thought. For instance, all translations
>show 'the spirit of God' as moving on the waters when the Hebrew word
>conotates a feminine aspect which would be closer to the original if
>translated 'Goddess". :-) The same in the New testament where the Greek
>'Sophia' is erromeously rendered as 'the Holy Spirit'. Elohim is
translated as
>'God' when the actual translation would be something like 'Gods'. These are
>extreme examples but they leave little doubt in my mind that the rest of the
>texts are probably equally corrupted.
>
> <<Have a lovely week & enjoy the Fall colors outside My Lord & everyone else
>on
> the list.
> Respectfully, Phillipa >>
>
>I will, and am. :-) Fall is my favorite time of the year.as the Earth wraps
>Herself in her cloak of many colors. :-)
>
>Ras
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