SC - Wanted: opinions on these 2 cookbooks

[Huette von Ahrens]

- --- Christine A Seelye-King <mermayde at juno.com> wrote:
> 
> > The Old World Kitchen
> > by Elisabeth Luard
> > 
> > The rich tradition of peasant cooking is back. We
> were thrilled to 
> > find this back in print. One of our most requested
> books, is now 
> > available, thanks to the people at the Common
> Reader Catalog. This book
> was selected in a recent New York Times article by
> Mark Bittman as one of
> his all time favorites.
> > R139            $17.46
> >
> 	I have this one.  It is very pretty, with lots of
> nice pictures. 
> However, the best it could be considered is 'ethnic'
> as far as our
> documentation uses are concerned.  It does not even
> hint at sources, and
> several dishes call for obviously New World
> ingredients like potatoes,
> paprika, and the like.  It might be handy if you
> were trying to track
> down the ancestor to a certain country's period
> recipie, but I wouldn't
> use it for documentable SCA use.  
> 	Christianna
> 

Ancestor?  Or do you mean descendant?

Huette

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