SC - Re: your mail

[Michael F. Gunter]

>Bonne wrote:
>>
>>  "A late period Renaissance feast will be offered, for in the mind >>  
of the autocrat, it is always 1531." I've had offers of the loan >>  of 
books.  With that quotation in mind, which books do I want to >>  
borrow?  If one of you experienced cooks were faced with this, 
>>  what is the first book you would reach for?  And per chance, what >>  
recipe might you be hunting up?
>
Adamantius responds
>Hmmm. Is this hypothetical, or is there an actual shelf of books 
>somewhere? If so, what books are we talking about? 

I'm looking for titles from that group of books which is constantly 
being referened on this list. 

> Andrew Boorde's "Dyetary of Helth" for preferred foods and dishes, 
> actual recipes for some of these dishes from a source like Thomas 
Dawson's "The Good Huswife's Jewell" (albeit roughly 60 years later than 
1531). Platina is also reasonably close (less than 60
>years prior

Yes, that's the sort of advice I was wanting. Thanks


>
>If you can let us know what books you've been offerred, please let us 
know and maybe
>people who've worked with/from them can tell you more!
>
>Adamantius 

I've had several "I'll loan you anything you need" type offers, I'm 
trying to get an idea what I need. 

Bonne

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