SC - A different kind of historical recreation

[david friedman]

At 8:44 PM -0500 11/8/99, Philip & Susan Troy wrote:

>Sources would include "To the King's Taste", "To The Queen's Taste",
>"The Delectable Past", "700 Years of English Cooking", and, of course,
>Fab Feasts. I think earlier versions of Cariadoc's Miscellany existed at
>the time, and I think I remember seeing some recipes in The Knowne
>Worlde Handbook.

I believe the  _Miscellany_ was first sold at the twentieth year 
celebration. My cookbook collection appeared considerably earlier, 
however, so a fair number of primary sources were available to people 
who had it. So far as cooks in the East are concerned, I think that 
by the date in question Melisande, Brekke, Marion of Edwinstowe, 
Bish, Diana, and probably a number of other people as well, were 
doing at least some cooking from primary sources.

I'm not sure when the Knowne Worlde Handbook came out, but the 
article on cooking in it was quite unreliable--it didn't give 
sources, and it looked as though many of the recipes were modern 
ethnic cooking.

David Friedman
Professor of Law
Santa Clara University
ddfr at best.com
http://www.best.com/~ddfr/
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