SC - Frumenty (was I am So Ashamed! (long))
lilinah at earthlink.net
lilinah at earthlink.net
Thu Oct 26 10:59:56 PDT 2000
> > >Surviving the Middle Ages are dishes such as Frumenty, a bulgur dish
> > >favored by lords and clerics
> >
>> Frumenty is made from wheat, I thought. But I can certainly be
> > incompletely informed on the topic.
> >
>Frumenty is not a bulgur wheat dish. Bulgur wheat is a cracked wheat which
>has been steamed to pre-cook it so that it will cook quickly.
>
>Bear
Hmmm, i thought that while frumenty can be made from "cracked" wheat,
it could also be made of other "cracked" grains, such as barley.
Also, I think i recall seeing bulghur wheat recommended in some
worked-out frumenty recipes, again i could be misremembering. My
knowledge in this area is limited, so i could also be very wrong.
I was thinking of using broken wheat grains (not sure if they have a
special name), not bulghur, for the Boar Hunt feast, since the barley
pottage last years was so unappetizing. Would this work? I know it
will take a bit longer to cook than bulghur.
Should it be really really mushy creamy soft when it's done? Or
should it be mostly soft but still with a bit of graininess? I know
my personal taste would be towards grainy body, but my reading of
frumenty recipes leads me to believe it should be fairly soft and
"creamy".
Anahita al-shazhiyya
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