SC - 16th Century recipes a few questions. . .

[Stefan li Rous]

> 2.  In recipe number 186, To make an herb tart, it calles for Parmesan 
> cheese.  I know that the "cheese" debate has occured on the list before, but 
> for the life of me I cannot remember if  Parmesian was listed as one of the 
> period cheeses.  Is Parmesan cheese period?

Yes.
Check the referances given in this file in the FOOD section of my Florilegium:
cheese-msg       (119K) 12/ 7/99    Medieval cheese. Recipes.
 
> Noemi
> slightly crazy head cook. . .

Sigh and now I know why. Is it really less than one week to Candlemas???
But I've got so much to do, and I haven't tested that recipe, and this
one isn't working out right and there are only five more evenings to cook
and there's not enough room in the refrigerator and....

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