SC - Asparagus anyone??

[Mary Morman]

how are you spelling this when you search, kiri-san?  i know that there
are several digby recipes that include sparages and remember finding quite
a bit in Eleanor and some of the others.  i'll take a look this evening.

but you may not find the dishes listed in the index.  asparagus may well
be a secondary ingredient, and the spelling is probably diverse.

elaina

On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, Elaine Koogler wrote:

> I have a question I'd like to pose to you all:  I am looking for a
> recipe...or at least references...to/for asparagus in the late
> Tudor/Elizabethan period.  I'm getting ready to cook a feast based in
> that period, and would love to serve asparagus.
> 
> I've searched all of the usual sources for the period that I have:
> Digby, Dawson, Eleanor Fettiplace, John Murrell, Robert May, Sarah
> Longe.  I've also looked through modern books such as Dining with
> William Shakespeare, To the Queen's Taste, A Taste of History, 7
> Centuries of English Cooking.  The only reference I can find is Martha
> Washington's Book of Cookery, wherein there are directions for growing
> the stuff and a recipe for pickling it.  The accompanying commentary
> states that asparagas was known in England as early as 1000 C.E.  I know
> that Italian sources, like Platina, have references to it, but even
> Epulario has nothing.
> 
> If any of you know of a place where I can find what I need, please let
> me know!  The feast is April 15, and the asparagus will be absolutely
> wonderful at that time.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Kiri
> 
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