SC - new theory on pea broth

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Mordonna22 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> The verb "puree" means to crush until a paste is formed, so why is there a
> question as to what "pea puree" means?

Because that's a modern usage. Translators like Scully use the word
because it's so close (identical, in fact) to a modern word, in spite of
a slight change in the definition.

Period purees were strained, not crushed: they were purified. Two types
of puree were therefore possible. One, which separates liquids from
solids (either of which could be used, or both), and one which combines
[most of] them in a more or less homogeneous, well, puree. Therefore pea
puree, according to the period definition of "puree", could be pea
water, crushed peas, or a smooth mix of the two, depending on various factors.
 
Adamantius
Østgardr, East
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com
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