Sweet Potatoes (Long) (was Re: SC - non-member submission - v isitor to list)
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Wed Nov 1 20:45:34 PST 2000
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
>
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