SC - Oh happiness and joy!

[Huette von Ahrens]

I didn't get that far back in the book thumbing through, but somewhere I 
have M Washingtons recipe (made it, what a creation...) I shall look over 
the weekend to see if it is in my current kitchen library or not.
Olwen


>From: Ann Sasahara <ariann at nmia.com>
>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>To: "'0SCA-Cooks'" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: SC - "Ren Recipes" by G Riley
>Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 12:14:17 -0600 (MDT)
>
>On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Adler, Chris wrote:
> > Hello,
> > The name of the book is "Renaissance Recipes (Painters & Food) " by 
>Gillian
> > Riley. It's out of print, according to Amazon. I got the book as a prize
> > from an A&S competition, and also don't recommend the redacted recipes 
>since
> > they're very modernized (and there's no original recipes cited).
>
>The text and recipes are not referenced and the bibliography/references
>are not helpful.
>
> > The artwork is quite beautiful and yes, the forward talks at length 
>about
> > various famous cooks - it's interesting, but I don't know enough yet to 
>know
> > if it's very accurate. Can anyone comment on the veracity of this book's
> > text material?
>
>The pictures of the kitchens and the costuming make it worth having the
>book.
>
>I have made some of the recipes in the book.   They are tasty and the
>measurements seem to be correct.  My favorite is Michelangelo's fennel
>dish.  I don't know if it was found in his notes, but it is good hot as a
>side dish.  Even my son ate it -- and he is not fond of green, healthy
>things.
>
>If I remember correctly, the last dish, a pudding type of dessert, is
>supposedly from Martha Washington's recipe book.  Not having Martha's
>book, I can not compare Ms. Riley's redaction to the original.  Such a
>comparison could shed some light on the veracity of the book in general.
>
>HTH
>
>Ariann
>
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