SC - Capers

[Stefan li Rous]

Renata asked:
> Which brings up another question -- were capers used in our period?  I
> haven't seen them mentioned, which doesn't mean they're not...

The answer, as discussed a while back on this list, is yes. But they 
don't seem to have been real common and they seem to be primarily a
southern European item. Take a look at this file in the PLANTS, HERBS
and SPICES section of my Florilegium:

capers-msg         (9K)  5/14/97    Use of capers in medieval food.
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Lord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
Mark S. Harris             Austin, Texas           stefan at texas.net
**** See Stefan's Florilegium files at:
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