SC - was dill seed used?

[Daniel Phelps]

"Michael F. Gunter" wrote:
> 
> I know we've discussed this before but, other than a couple of the
> Spanish hot drink recipes we've found, I can't think of chocolate
> "in a period form".

It does seem unlikely, but the contest people may be referring to the
possibility of edible pastilles of cacao and sugar, little tablets that
could be dissolved in hot water for chocolatl, or eaten as is. I vaguely
recall seeing a reference to this habit, but am pretty sure the point of
the researcher bringing up the diarist's passage was that these
pastilles appear not to have reached Europe in period.

Perhaps Mistress Caitlin Davies would remember this?
 
Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com
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