SC - Custard and Corned Silverside
Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
Sun May 21 10:13:18 PDT 2000
And it came to pass on 22 May 00,, that Lee-Gwen Booth wrote:
> Unto the Gathered Cooks does Lady Gwynydd of Culloden send Greetings:
>
> Following the Tavern Event, my Lady asked me if custard - specifically
> thickened with flour - was period; I couldn't give her an answer.
There are sweet milk dishes thickened with *rice* flour, but I don't know
about wheat flour. The 16th century English custards have cream,
sugar, and spices, but no thickeners other than eggs.
> Oh, the another dish which was served at this event was corned silverside
> - is this period, and if so, how was it cooked?
What is "corned silverside"? Animal, vegetable, or mineral?
Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
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