SC - vanilla

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 18 Feb 00,, that Ian Gourdon wrote:

> 've been trying to find commentary on vanilla for my lady's cordial
> entry.
> Doubtless you all know about vanilla in period, but I don't. It doesn't
> appear in the commentaries of Medieval spices I've seen. Apparently with
> reason. Is there anything in the Spanish recipes, etc? These tertiary
> sources may not stand up to our more rigorous source standards, but I
> found it interesting. Requesting correction. Ian Gourdon

I have not seen any mention of it in the 16th and early 17th century 
Spanish cookbooks that I have perused.


Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
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mka Robin Carroll-Mann
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