SC - First medieval cookery book WAS new book
LrdRas at aol.com
LrdRas at aol.com
Thu Mar 23 22:24:24 PST 2000
In a message dated 3/24/00 12:26:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, lcm at efn.org
writes:
<< Everyone has to start somewhere- >>
True. :-) I started with Cariadoc's Collection. Went on to produce many well
received period feasts over the past 17 years and have only within the past 2
years added any other scholar's works to my own extensive original work. :-).
The point being...I agree with His Grace.....period manuscripts or
translations thereof are the best way to introduce new wanna be period cooks
to the art of period cooking. Any other approach is, to me, a waste of time
and effort in the long run. A good number of experienced cooks on this list
started out with only period manuscripts to work from so there is really
little reason, IMO, for a beginner to start with any other than the original
or translation of the original source.
OTOH, if the beginner is a beginner cook, as opposed to beginner period cook
then I would recommend The Settlement Cookbook, Fannie Farmer or The New
American Women's Cookbook (all 3 of which include instructions for boiling
eggs). :-)
I do have a grip. I was merely trying to point out that the poster said they
already had some 'coffee table' books such as Pleyn Delyt and The Medieval
Kitchen. which the poster has since confirmed.
Ras
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