SC - Pumpkins in Period?

[david friedman]

Luanne Cupp Bartholomew wrote:
> 
> Lady Celia des L'archier was known to have said:
> 
> > my grandmother used to love buttermilk with crackers
> > crumbled in it (eaten with a spoon) and
> > introduced me to the unimaginable delicacy of
> > fried squirrel brains.  my brother used to eat hogs
> > head (after it was rindered) and eyes
> 
> How frequently do period recipes call for other-than-muscle type meats
> (brain, tongue, organ meats, etc.)?

Frequently. Tongue, kidneys, heart, liver, lungs and various G.I. guts
(under headings like Noumbles) appear pretty frequently in medieval
source recipes. Later sources also refer to sweetbreads, cockscombs,
testicles (from capons, normally) in addition to the other stuff. And
then, of course, there's blood.

Adamantius
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