SC - Apicius and Platina

[Philip & Susan Troy]

David Dendy wrote:
> 
> Silphium was the resin of a related plant which  became
> extinct due to overharvesting in the wild in the period of the early Roman
> Empire (so, anyhow,  if you have an Apician recipe calling for silphium,
> your best substitute is the closely related asafetida).

And available in Indian groceries under the name "hing powder", although
I bet there are several SCAdian venues for purchase, too, including,
probably, Francesco. The whole extinct-silphium question is a major part
of the plot of Lindsey Davis's wonderful ancient-Roman-private-eye novel
"Two For the Lions".

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

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