SC - your opinions, please
Bronwynmgn at aol.com
Bronwynmgn at aol.com
Tue Jun 27 05:34:11 PDT 2000
In a message dated 6/26/2000 1:42:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
minxkitten at juno.com writes:
<< now, in my celtic cookbook, a good number of the recipes have potatoes in
them...can turnips be substituted? For example,
Poacher's Pie
1 bay leaf
6-10 bacon slices
1 pound wild mushrooms
2 leeks, chopped into 1-inch pieces
1 rabbit, cut into small portions
salt and pepper to taste
3 tbsp. parsley, chopped
3 potatoes, peeled and sliced <---
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
>>
Sounds tasty! You could put the turnips in, but it doesn't make it any more
or less likely that this is a period recipe. It could possibly fall under
the heading "period-style". I rarely find that taking a modern recipe and
substituting for the non-period ingredients gives me something that I can
prove is a medieval dish. This one seems closer than most, with the use of
vinegar as a seasoning.
Brangwayna Morgan
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