SC - Gee, what can we do with an eel....

[Stefan li Rous]

> "Laura C. Minnick" wrote:
> 
> > Punkin', it occurs to me that you talked about your eel project on the
> > Summits list- not here, and I'll bet folks here would like to hear about
> > it too...?
> 
> Sweetin's, it occurs to me that the folks here on this list are SCA
> _cooks_. What would be their first assumption about my looking for eels?
> Not like we're all avid rare pescophiles....although I could imagine
> some of us browsing the rare and exotic aquarium shop with our Apicius,
> Platina, Forme of Cury, Two Fifteenth...
> 
> Okay, all I talked about was I was looking for eels, in the context of
> being a 'serial cook.' One feast is hardly put to bed before I'm tossing
> ideas about for the next one....this time, it includes eels, coneys,
> venison, and lamb. We haven't experienced much of that hereabouts. Maybe
> lamb and venison. 
> 
> Seumas

I've wanted to try eel. I've just never searched out a local source. We
have discussed cooking them and sources here on this list. Check this
file in the FOOD section of my files:
eels-msg          (22K) 12/15/99    Eel dishes. Getting and cleaning eels.

And for the others perhaps these will give you an idea and where to search
some more:
rabbit-dishes-msg (37K)  3/31/00    Period rabbit and hare recipes.
venison-msg       (31K)  2/ 9/00    Medieval and modern recipes for venison.
lamb-mutton-msg   (54K) 12/ 7/99    Medieval lamb and mutton. Recipes.

I wish someone down here would cook such a feast. But there would have
to be some alternatives for my wife, who will not even touch any of
those. However, thanks to her helping out at the prep sessions for
some SCA feasts she will now touch raw meat, so there is progress
being made. :-)
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