SC - butterkase?

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Helen wrote:
> 
> http://www.cheshcat.com/food/salads/218.txt
> 
> Is this period?
> --

Well, for those who had a bit of trouble accessing the page (like myself)
here's what it says:

> MMMMM----- from Cheshire's Crafts & Cuisine  http://www.cheshcat.com
>  
>  Title: Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad
>  Categories: Salads
>  Yield: 4 servings
>  
>       2    Cucumbers, peeled                   1    Pinch of pennyroyal
>       1 oz Sweet wine OR                            (or mint)
>       1 tb Honey                               1    Pinch of asafetida (opt.)
>       2 ts Wine vinegar                             Black pepper and salt to
>       2 ts Liquamen (sep. recipe)                   Taste
>  
>      1) Slice the cucumbers into thin, 1/8 inch slices and arrange them
>   neatly around a serving plate.
>   
>      2) Mix the sweet wine or honey, the vinegar, liquamen, pennyroyal
>   (or mint), and asafetida (optional) and pour over the cucumber slices.
>   
>      3) Season with salt and pepper to taste (as the Romans would have
>   done at the table), and serve.

I seem to recall this is an Apicius recipe that we've seen fairly recently on
this list, I believe from AM Rousseau, except she uses ordinary mint instead
of pennyroyal in her adaptation.

If you're of a mind to consider Roman recipes (or Roman anything) period, then
yes, it is period. "Period" as defined in SCA corpora documents has no early
cut-off date.

And, it's yummy, too!

Adamantius
Østgardr, East
- -- 
Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com
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