SC - OOOPS -- Sabina Welser

[Thomas Gloning]

In a message dated 11/21/99 10:29:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
stefan at texas.net writes:

<< Not only are there no cookbooks translated into English for that time and
 place, there don't seem to be any cookbooks for that time and place period. 
>>

Considering that Communism and it's stranglehold has only recent;y been 
broken in the Eastern nations of Europe, I would think your statement is 
rather broad. Personally, I think that encouraging them to publish and/or 
allow such manuscripts to be published and translated would be far more 
practical than dismissing the possibility of their existence based on 
availability from past repressive regimes......

There is at least one group of SCA members in Russia as a request this past 
few months for information on our organization and a request for some sort of 
equipment or what not indicated. They received information and equipment 
needed, SFAIK. 

I see no reason why they shouldn't be contacted and specifically asked to see 
if such manuscripts exist. Does anyone have the e-mail addy of the group that 
was posted? I would be more than happy to post them such a request. Such a 
request would be far better than 'supposing' this or that. 

For that matter, there are numerous college and university professors on this 
list who have a far more reasonable chance now than ever before to get their 
hands on these documents if they exist. Why have they not diligently pursued 
this path? And, if they have, why have they not spoke publicly on the matter 
or shared any information they may have received? 

With all these questions unanswered, speculating that period Russian 
cookbooks do not exist is just as absurd as speculating that they do. We 
simply do NOT know and those that are in a position to tell us the facts have 
simply not done so.

Other professional and amateur scholars such as Thomas (Germany), Anna 
(Netherlands/France, etc.), Nanna (Iceland), Alvatere (sp?) (Portugal), 
Nicolli (sp.) (Italy) and Bonne (Spain) of this list have went out of their 
way to post or web hitherto unavailable documents and many of them not 
speaking English as their native tongue have translated those documents or 
parts of documents into English while many in a position to do so have chosen 
not to do. Information only becomes accessible when someone is willing to 
make it accessible.

Just my .02.
 
Yours in Service to the Dream and the Kingdom of Aethelmearc,
Ras
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