SC - gingerbrede recipes please???

[Stefan li Rous]

Katerine asked:
> I've just acquired 15 kg of top quality leatherwood honey (I'm still not
> sure how I did it, but it arrived yesterday.  I'm looking for honey based
> recipes, of which I am sure there are many.  I've started off a few gallons
> of mead.  What sprang to mind was the period gingerbrede.  

Well, check some of these files in the Florilegium.

In BEVERAGES:
mead-msg         (133K) 11/23/99    Making mead. Honey based alcoholic beverage.
  (yes, you said you had some recipes, but here are more and some instructions
and hints that might help the batches you've already started)

in FOODS-SWEET-DECORATED:
gingerbread-msg   (39K)  1/31/00    Medieval gingerbread. Recipes.
honey-msg         (11K)  5/25/99    Period use of honey.
marmalades-msg    (53K) 12/20/99    Period marmalades and fruit jellies
and jams
  (Not all marmalades were based on sugar)
candy-msg        (136K)  9/23/99    Period candy. Recipes. Candied fruit peels.
  (Again, while most candy was based on sugar there may be some items in here
based on honey)
desserts-msg      (78K)  1/11/00    Medieval and SCA dessert recipes. Sweets.

in FOOD:
ham-msg           (26K)  1/ 4/00    Period ham. Modern sources. Recipes.
  (there is a ham recipe in here that uses honey)
pastries-msg      (85K) 10/13/98    Medieval pastries. Recipes.

I hope this gives you some ideas.
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