SC - Re: tour in time
SigridPW at aol.com
SigridPW at aol.com
Thu Oct 15 22:55:53 PDT 1998
In a message dated 98-10-15 03:21:35 EDT, you write:
<< >I'm helping on a feast in Dreiburgen, Caid that is exactly that. First
course
>is Middle Eastern/ North African. Second course is Norman/French. Third
>course is Scottish. I'm not planning it, but seems it's done and OK. Have
>fun!
Do you have any reason to believe the recipes are period? So far as I know
there are no period Scottish cookbooks that have survived, and no period
North African cookbooks unless you count recipes in Andalusian cookbooks.
>>
I don't know what they have for documentation, and some of the suggested
dishes were rejected out-of-hand (tomatoes, etc.), but what I saw of the menus
doesn't look unreasonable. I'm certain that the lack of cookbooks and recipes
doesn't mean they didn't cook. But I suppose it does require a bit of
interpreting. For instance, we know they raised sheep, and we can be
reasonably confident they used open fires to cook. So I don't think roast
lamb or mutton would be "wrong" even if we don't have written recipes for it.
If I were planning it, I wouldn't have a problem following that
interpretation. But I'm not planning it. I'm helping with the Norman/French
stuff.
The initial question was in regards to an "around the knowne worlde" or
"travel through time" theme being acceptable. I was just pointing out that it
seems to be. And I believe we DO have documantation of that. :o)
Madeleine
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