SC - Need help

[Stefan li Rous]

Alvira asked:
>  My name is Alvira MacDonald and I am new to the list.  I will be cooking 
> a feast the weekend before Thanksgiving for our shire's Toys for Tots event.  
>     I have pretty much decided on a later period Germanic theme.  I'm stuck 
> though on a couple of points.  In the third remove I would like to do a 
> roasted beef.  Could someone point me in the right direction for inspiration?

Check this file in the FOOD section of my Florilegium for some info on and
recipes for roasting beef:
roast-meats-msg   (66K)  7/ 3/00    Hints and period recipes for beef roasts.

I'm not sure how many of these are from German recipes though.

For more on Germanic recipes check this file in the FOOD-BY-REGION 
section:
fd-Germany-msg    (84K)  5/10/00    Medieval and Period German food. Cookbooks.

>     It is a dry site, what would be good to serve to drink?

You might check these files in the BEVERAGES section:
infusions-msg      (8K)  1/20/00    Period infusions. Herbal "teas".
Barley tea.
jalabs-msg        (48K) 12/ 2/99    Drinks with a sugar or honey-syrup
base such 
                                       as Sekanjabin (Persian Mint Drink).
beverages-NA-msg  (80K)  9/ 2/99    Non-alcoholic beverages.

Unfortunately, there weren't a lot of non-alcoholic beverages in medieval
times especially in Germany.

>     My last question, for now <g>, is that I would like to use sour cherries 
> as one of the sweets.  Would it be appropriate to make a compote?   

I thought "compote" was another name for "compost", a variety of pickled
fruits and sometimes vegetables. I would check this file in the
FOOD section for compotes/composts:
pickled-food-msg (118K)  5/23/00    Medieval pickled food. recipes.

and perhaps these in the FOOD-FRUITS section:
fruits-msg       (184K)  7/ 5/00    Medieval fruits and fruit dishes. Recipes.
fruit-pies-msg    (29K)  4/12/00    Period fruit pies. Recipes. Baking pies.

I know there have been some cherry recipes given on this list.
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