SC - query: Elizabethan jams

[THLRenata at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/15/99 6:38:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, tyrca at yahoo.com 
writes:

<< One that caught my eye was a collection of "Elizabethan jellies" in
 jars on one shelf.  They had (as I remember) Lemon Curd and Honey,
 Orange Curd, Quince and Rose Petal, and some others that I can't think
 of right now.  On the label, it gives a -very- brief pseudo-history of
 the 16th century, and the item, such as (with quince) the Elizabethans
 thought of the quince as the fruit Adam and Eve ate in the Garden of
 Eden.
 
 Now my question.  Has anyone tried these?  Are they truly Elizabethan? 
 Are these items that would be found on Elizabeth's table?>>

Lemon and Orange Curds are, unfortunately (because they are yummy!), a 19th 
century invention. Quices and rose petals were made into jam in Elizabethan 
times, but not IIRC together.  Fruits preserved in various textures in sugar 
were very popular in Elizabethan times.  I have a couple of articles in the 
Florilegium (did I spell it right?) on this very topic.  I think they're in 
the Sweets section.

I've never tried the Cost Plus versions, 'cause my semi-local one only 
carries the Curds, and I prefer to get my curds at Trader Joe's.

Renata


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