SC - Medieval Coffee

[Par Leijonhufvud]

On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Magdalena wrote:

> Yeah, I knew that.  I thought I'd try it as Platina wrote it first.  My conclusion is that his
> grinders do not work like my blender.  One of these days I'm going to invest in a hand mill and
> grinder, but it has to wait until I finish grad school.  ;>  The mustard seed ground coarse, but
> easily, but the dates and raisins were a sticky mess.

In Le Menagier there is a suggestion that you "put the mustard-seed to
soak overnight in good vinegar, then have it ground fine in a mill",
which would indicate that soaking first is ok. When I tried the Platina
mustard I ground the mustard with one of the "cannon ball" and wooden
bowl combos. The sticky mess was first chopped coarsely, and then worked
in a mortar until more or less smooth.

/UlfR

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Par Leijonhufvud                                      parlei at algonet.se
OK, I'm weird! But I'm saving up to be eccentric.