SC - mushrooms?
LrdRas at aol.com
LrdRas at aol.com
Thu Aug 17 17:05:22 PDT 2000
In a message dated 8/17/00 2:39:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
selene at earthlink.net writes:
<< I tend to consider mushrooms as peasants' food, >>
In ancient Rome non-citizens were forbidden to eat mushrooms and only
patricians could prepare, cook and serve then. Slaves and freemen were
forbidden to use them or cook them.
Mushrooms were far from 'peasant' food. /A Forme of Curye/ contains a recipe
for 'Funges'.
Ras
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