SC - cranberries

[Stefan li Rous]

Voldai asked:
> are cranberries period?

Do you mean period as used in European cooking in Europe? Or as
cooked in North America in period? Actually from earlier discussions
here, I think the answer is: yes and yes.

However the cranberries you get here in North America are not the
ones eaten in Europe, although I believe they are similar.

Waverly Root in "Food" has comments about both versions. In areas of
Europe it was/is not cultivated but was gathered wild. Other names
in Europe include: karpolo (Finnish), tranbar (Swedish), canneberge
(French), Moosebeere (Germany). 

I believe I have placed some of the earlier discussions on cranberries
in this file in the FOOD section of my Florilegium:
fruits-msg       (180K)  4/ 1/99    Medieval fruits and fruit dishes. Recipes.
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