SC - Introduction and Question

[Suzanne Powell]

Greetings!

I have just joined your very informative list and wish to make myself known 
to you.  Here in Stargate, in the kingdom of Ansteorra, I am known as Lady 
Suzanne de la Ferte'.  I've had the privilege of being head cook for three 
feasts in the past year (Queen's Champion, held a year ago this past 
January, then Stargate's Yule Revel, held two months ago, and Westgate's 
Winter Collegium, held two weeks ago). One of my goals as "head cook" is to 
spread the word that medieval food *can* taste good to modern palates.  (I 
have the recipes and supporting documentation for those feasts if anyone is 
interested.)

A friend of mine posed a question to me, but I could not give her an answer. 
  I was hoping someone on this list might be able to help her.  Here's the 
pertinent portion of her message:

>Are you on the cook's list?  If so, could you ask a question for me?
>
>I'm looking for a how-to for making marshmallows using
>marshmallow root.  I've read that the Egyptians used the root and honey.  
>I've also read that the root mixed with egg whites and sugar was a sore 
>throat/cough remedy in the 18th century.  I'll take whatever info anyone
>can give me.  I needn't be limited to SCA-period since this isn't for SCA, 
>but rather just a whim I've had for some time.
>
>Thanks,
>--Perronnelle
>

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