SC - Tuesday afternoon ramblings...
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Tue Jun 22 14:47:53 PDT 1999
> 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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