SC - Traps?

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/8/00 12:11:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, troy at asan.com 
writes:

<< It may be nothing more than the hoop
 we have been discussing previously, which would make it little more than
 what modern bakers know as a "flan ring."
 
 Adamantius >>
Intriguing! Do you have any references, either primary or personal 
interpretations that might lead a budding historical cook to take that leap?

Ras