SC - fortified wines

[CBlackwill@aol.com]

Greetings,

Although I am very new to the list...8^), I'm a little older than some and
remember my grandparents had a "springhouse" on their farm.  Inside its
thick, rock walls, the spring kept it cool and butter, milk and cream were
stored there.  Another method made use of a well with a heavy cover and
shelves built around the sides to store perishables.  

Prydwen  

At 11:18 PM 5/22/2000 EDT, you wrote:
>
>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
>

gryphon at carlsbadnm.com