SC - Period Dining Atmosphere (Was RE: Saffron)

[CBlackwill at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/4/00 9:34:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, troy at asan.com 
writes:

> My take on this thread was that nobody seemed to really say
>  substitutions aren't "period" or acceptable. What they _did_ say, or a
>  least what I saw, was that substitutions can be a hit-or-miss
>  proposition, since while it's reasonable to assume substitutions were
>  made, we don't know what they would have been, and knowing what
>  ingredients the cooks would have had access to doesn't really help.

Actually, they did say you "cannot" make substitutions and call it "period".  
But, I think this debate has turned more into an arguement (which is mostly 
my fault, I freely admit), so I should like to take this opportunity to "call 
for the question".  We have two (or more) very different views on the 
subject,  and I think it is likely to stay that way for awhile.  I am not 
going to say that your view is wrong.  It is simply not shared by me.  Good 
enough?

Balthazar of Blackmoor

Such a strange fascination, as I wallow in waste
That such a trivial victory could put a smile on your face.