SC - Charlemagne's Cheese [long]

[david friedman]

>Well, neither story originates with Toussaint-Samat (who is a she, BTW, not
>a he). Larousse Gastronomique says in the entry for roquefort: "it was
>Charlemagne´s favourite cheese", and in the entry for brie: "Brie appears to
>have been in existence in the time of Charlemagne, who is said to have eaten
>it at the priory of Rueil-en-Brie."

When did Toussaint-Samat write? Is it clear whether her book is earlier or
later than the edition of the Larousse you are quoting?

In any case, my impression is that the Larousse is quite unreliable on
matters historical.

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


============================================================================

To be removed from the SCA-Cooks mailing list, please send a message to
Majordomo at Ansteorra.ORG with the message body of "unsubscribe SCA-Cooks".

============================================================================