SC - Re: Ginestada

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 10 Jul 00,, that Ann & Les Shelton wrote:

> I just bought Scully's new "Cuoco Napoletano" and have started to thumb
> through it.  

That one's on my wish-list for Pennsic shopping.

> It contains a similar recipe to that from the "Libro de
> Guisados."  Genestra is the Italian word for Spanish Broom. Scully dates
> the "Cuco Napoletano" to mid-15th cen., so this recipe is theoretically
> "older" than the "Libro de Guisados" version, but they're pretty similar.

The oldest version I've found is the one in the _Libre de Sent Sovi_, 
which is believed to be early 14th century.
 
> It shows there was a flow of cooking information across countries.  

There is *so* much overlap between the Catalan/Spanish/Italian 
cuisines...

> John le Burguillun

> 39.  White Genestrata (Scully Translation)
[snip]

Yes, very similar.  Thank you for posting this.  It confirms that I really do 
need to get the new Scully book.


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