SC - Feast for a King

[KallipygosRed at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/18/00 3:57:44 PM US Mountain Standard Time, 
jenne at tulgey.browser.net writes:

> That's the problem with the menu, in fact. It might lead people to confuse
>  the modern regional dishes presented with the recipes that have some basis
>  in the historical archaelogical find.
>  

I totally agree. But based on the other stuff they are serving and stating 
were from the "period" because of the chemical ingredients found, I just 
can't hardly believe they would "muck" it up by including something they 
don't have basis for. Not when they have gone to the trouble of deciding if 
**black pepper** could be used or not. If they were so casual about it they 
could use it and say it was the other, rather than going to all the trouble 
of using regional spices. See what I mean? And Patrick McGovern is known in 
his field. This would be putting his rep on line too, even if only a minimal 
amount of rep. So, this is why I sent the email. My first reaction is that 
perhaps the response will be something like something with the chemical 
breakdown of chocolate was found. And a friend of mine has suggested that 
perhaps chocolate as an ingredient was known during the time of Midas, and 
then lost in history again thereafter to be rediscovered in late period.

Lars