SC - OOP & OT: Now 'Non-paying Boarders' Was Tempera question

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The interesting point is the woodcut appears to be Meleagris gallapavo, the
North American woodland turkey of U.S. Thanksgiving Day fame.  The turkey
that was probably available at the time was the Central American turkey,
Agriocharis ocellata, which was brought to Europe by Cortez.

Bear

> >>IIRC, Rumpolt has a woodcut of a North American turkey in the book. 
> That
> would suggest Jndianischer Han means a New World turkey rather than a
> guinea
> fowl.<<
> 
> Hooray!  What a boon for the feast budget if we can find a 
> recipe or two
> that really is our turkey!  Thanks, Bear.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Allison,     allilyn at juno.com
>