SC - [Fwd: Period Caribbean food]
Philip & Susan Troy
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Wed Feb 9 18:40:07 PST 2000
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Subject: Period Caribbean food
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 19:20:37 -0500
From: James Gilly / Alasdair mac Iain <alasdair.maciain at snet.net>
To: Philip & Susan Troy <troy at asan.com>
CC: "Doug and Maria, Sven and Ginevra" <mermaids30 at earthlink.net>
Master Adamantius -
This was posted to the Merry Rose (Atlantian mailing list) today.
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>Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:12:55 -0500
>To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
>From: "Doug and Maria, Sven and Ginevra" <mermaids30 at earthlink.net>
>Subject: Period Caribbean food
>
>Good Gentles, I beg for your indulgence,
>
>I 'm trying to research the cuisine of the Caribbean in period-
>particularly the period of Sir Francis Drake, 1570-1600. I know that the
>Spanish had established many colonies by that time, from St. Augustine
>through the Antilles. Maybe a couple of the other European nations as
>well, were established by this time. Their food must have been affected
>by the local food supply. Not to mention what they learned from the
>Amerindians, the cultures of the Arawak and Carib nations.
>
>Does anyone know where I might find resources for this information? I'm
>hoping to put together a feast entirely built on this cuisine(s). Any
>directions you give will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
>
>Gin from the crew of the Militant Mermaid
Tighearn Alasdair mac Iain of Elderslie
Dun an Leomhain Bhig
Canton of Dragon's Aerie [southeastern CT]
Barony Beyond the Mountain [northern & southeastern CT]
East Kingdom
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Argent, a chevron cotised azure surmounted by a sword and
in chief two mullets sable
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