SC - Tuesday afternoon ramblings...

[Decker, Terry D.]

> Anyway, in
> the section about 'Breakfast in the Mountains" discusses hearty Alpine
> faire, and starts off with a recipe for *rosti*, a fried potato pancake. 
> Then, they drop a tidbit that really caught my attention.  It says "It
> was in Switzerland that the first cookbook written by a woman was
> published in 1598.  It contained the first known recipe for rosti and
> today you will find it on most breakfast menus, ..." !
> 	So, have I missed something?  Are we aware of this source, and I've
> just
> missed it?  I wish they said who the author was, they are pretty good
> about quoting the sources for their numerous quotes throughout the book. 
> I WILL send this book along to her, but I will also find myself another
> copy sometime.  
> 	Christianna
> 
Anna Weckerin.  There is a translation by Regina and John Bendix, but I
don't think it has been published yet.  There is a copy of the cookbook in
the Aresty Collection of the Van Pelt Library at the University of
Pennsylvania.

Bear

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