SC - Ideal vs. practical

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Anna Potts wrote:
> 
> >From: david friedman <ddfr at best.com>
> >Reply-To: sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
> >To: sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
> >Subject: Re: SC - Ideal vs. practical
> >Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 00:40:21 -0800
> >
> >At 11:30 PM -0800 3/19/99, Anna Potts wrote:
> >
> >>It's better to at least make an attempt at something close to period
> >>rather than not even trying.
> >
> >Agreed.
> >
> >>Not all of us can afford to play totally
> >>period, so we do the best with what we have.  Most of the food that my
> >>camp eats isn't from period recipes, but it is a type of food that did
> >>exist at that time.
> >
> >Recipes from period cookbooks don't cost any more to make than modern
> >recipes using similar ingredients. Or were you using "afford" in a
> broader
> >sense, to include not only costs in money but also the cost in time and
> >effort of learning medieval recipes?
> >
> >David/Cariadoc
> >http://www.best.com/~ddfr/
> >
> 
> Yes, also cost in time and effort, but also cost in money.  The example
> that started this discussion was a prime example.
> 
> Estria

Interestingly enough, I spotted an Indian market in Jackson Heights last
night, which carried long squash, a.k.a. white-flowered gourd, a.k.a.
fuzzy melon for 69 cents a pound. Zucchini was on the next stall for 79
cents ;  )... .

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com
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