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[Elysant at aol.com]

- -Poster: <Elysant at aol.com>

M'lady Brighid wrote:

> I once posted a period recipe for chicken soup which includes gold coins
> in its list of ingredients.  It is supposed to restore vitality even to
> the nearly-dead.
 
I have not seen any recipes with money in them as an ingredient - outside of 
Christmas Pudding that is....  Are there other Period Recipes with this I 
wonder?  And is the money always associated with luck or good 
fortune/vitality etc?

Elysant