SC - Capers
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Thu Jun 24 20:04:41 PDT 1999
> Which brings up another question -- were capers used in our period? I
> haven't seen them mentioned, which doesn't mean they're not...
>
> Renata
>
Via Root:
Capers are mentioned in the 16th Century in Olivier de Serres' Theatre of
Agriculture and the Family of the Fields. Root suggests a Saharan origin
and places them as a spice known to the ancient Greeks, but a late arrival.
Introduced by the Greeks to France around 600 BC. Known to the Romans as
far back as their written records reach.
Bear
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