Zabaglione - was, Re: SC - Book Review WAS Verjus

Philip & Susan Troy troy at asan.com
Fri Mar 10 11:03:01 PST 2000


Christina Nevin wrote:
> 
>         In her notes, Connie Hieatt says there is one known, earlier source,
>         that being the earliest version of the "Harpestraeng" text, source
> of
>         such goodies as Lord's Salt and 'Icelandic' Chicken in Pastellum,
> dated
>         roughly at some time prior to 1244 C.E., IIRC.
>         Adamantius
> 
> Sorry, I should have been clearer. I was meaning Anglo-Norman sources
> (though with Crown Tourney next weekend, it's way too late to be of any
> use!).
> Lucretzia

No, the Anglo-Norman MSs are believed to be, with the exception of the
Harpestraeng MS and its relatives, the oldest known _medieval_ European cookbooks.
  
Adamantius
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