Lettuce (was Re: SC - Citron and Potato)
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Wed May 5 04:23:21 PDT 1999
> And it came to pass on 4 May 99,, that Jennifer Casper wrote:
>
> > Please forgive me if this is a dumb question for I am a novice
> cook...but
> > what kind of lettuce? Yennet
>
> It's not a dumb question at all, m'lady. Unfortunately, it's one to which
> I
> do not have an answer. I dabble at translation, and a bit of feast
> cookery now and then, but I know very little about historical varieties of
>
> plants. Perhaps someone else can help??
>
> Brighid
>
Romaine (Cos) is period. The Romans got it from the Greeks and apparently
spread it around Europe.
Somewhere in my notes I have a reference to the four types of lettuce which
could be found in French gardens in the 16th Century. I'll see if I can
find it.
You might also check the Foods Section of Stefan's Florilegium at:
http://lg_photo.home.texas.net/florilegium/index.html
Bear
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