SC - Candlemas Royalty lunch menu

[Christine A Seelye-King]

> The redaction in Medieval Kitchen calls for "red or other sweet 
> onions".   Did those exist then? I know the real sweet ones,
Valh<something> didn't.
> Lord Stefan li Rous    

	Those would be Vidalia onions, from Vidalia, GA.  The reason they are so
sweet, is the area surrounding that tiny town about halfway between
Savannah and Macon is that there is a markedly low amount of sulphur in
the soil.  Theoretically, such an area could have existed in the MA, but
the residents probably wouldn not have known that was the reason.  
Conversely, there are Texas Sweets, which you should have access to. 
They are somewhat besmirched here (not the real McCoy, you understand)
but still very tasty.  
	I just ran through my vegetables file quickly to see if I had anything
about period sweet onions, and didn't find much, just references to sweet
onions.  (Here's one from one of Lady Brighid's translations "Take the
white onions, and sweet ones, and the bigger they are, the better, and
make them cook in water and salt,...").  You could always check the
Florilegium, there might be something there ("You, over there, take these
coals to New Castle, would you?")
	Your menu sounds wonderful, I wish I were the lucky Royals who will get
to eat it.
	Christianna
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