SC - science and gameplaying

[Richard Kappler]

> How was the "turkey" prepared for roasting?  What was the baste?  Which
> spices were used?  Simply documenting a food to a time and place does not
> document how it was prepared.  

Nope. But 'how it was prepared' is the recipe. In this particular case, it
is even more specific, since 'how it was prepared' can in fact be answered
very simply: it was prepared by roasting. This is not a full and accurate
description, of course. But to say that roast turkey is not 'period' is
not the same as saying 'we have no period documentation as to the
specifics of how roasted turkey was prepared' and treating those
statements as equivalent is not just sloppy thinking but leads to
misleading statements. 

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