SC - Period Feasts/modern tastes

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     Angeline said:  (Chopped a bunch out) How many 'modern' cooks would 
     think to make a cherry pudding with cherries and bread crumbs?(the 
     recipe out of pleyn delit).   It tasted really good!
     Leanna of Sparrowhaven answers:  The first time I picked up "Pleyn 
     Delit," I caught myself looking for "familiar" food.  I can't tell you 
     how many times my mom made bread pudding while I was growing up.  This 
     recipe was so familiar.  The only difference was/is that Mom chunked 
     up the bread, she didn't turn it into crumbs.  Depending on our 
     resources, the pudding was enhanced with nuts, dried fruit and various 
     spices.  Mom would cook fresh fruit with a bit of sugar to make a 
     "fruit sauce."  I'll bet the chocolate gravy would be wonderful.  
     Since I was underage at the time, she wouldn't let me taste the hard 
     sauce.
     
     I'm testing my period cooking on my family first.  If they don't like 
     it, no one will.  But I make no announcements that might prejudice 
     their taste.  For example:  at a revel, I tasted a barly/mushroom 
     dish, but it must have been overcooked (or maybe scorched).  It tasted 
     bland and had an almost slimy texture.  At the next feast, there was a 
     similar looking dish served.  I hesitated, but tried it anyway.  
     Wonderful!  Not slimy, sticky or gooey.  Of course, when I asked the 
     cook, she said the wonderful recipe came from "The Frugal Gourmet; On 
     Our Immigrant Ancestors."  

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