Sweet Potatoes (Long) (was Re: SC - non-member submission - v isitor to list)

[Decker, Terry D.]

The key word is "medieval."  

Sweet potatoes are "period" but not medieval.  They are a Renaissance
veggie.

Bear

> From:  David/Cariadoc
> 
> > potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn on the cob are all from the New
> > World, hence not medieval European. Melons and apples, on the other
> > hand, are from the Old World, hence can be medieval.
> 
> We do have recipes for sweet potatoes (simply called potatoes or "Spanish
> potatoes") from just outside SCA period.  My new book (*gloat*) "Dining
> with
> William Shakespeare" by Madge Lorwin includes a few.
> 
> 
> Gwynydd
>