SC - Ice

[LrdRas@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/22/00 3:51:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time, LadyPDC at aol.com 
writes:

>  Also, after straining the final cooked mixture, I beat the whole 
>  mixture 200 strokes before refrigerating and 100 strokes after an hour of 
>  refrigeration.
>  

One quick question:  Does anyone on the list have any references to how 
medieval cooks kept things cold, since the invention of the refrigerator was 
not to come about for many, many, many years?  I have read a few Middle 
Eastern pieces which refer to the making of sherbets using ice from Mount 
Etna, but doubt this method would have been used on a regular basis in 
Europe.  Just curious as to how this A&S entry could have been made more 
period..

Balthazar of Blackmoor

Complacency Breeds Contempt