SC - PAYNE RAGOUN

[Jenne Heise]

> << Sugar of Cypress, I believe >> 
> OK. I have seen this mentioned 3 times now. What is sugar of Cypress and why 
> would it work better than sugar syrup in this recipe? Since I have translated 
> the term as sugar syrup and it works well in this recipe, what leads you to 
> believe that cipre is simply not a scribal error for the word 'sirop'?
> 

Sugar from Cyprus. In other words, sugar, since sugar comes from Cyprus.
;)

Occam's law says take the most straighforward explanation, and the OED
says under Sugar...
"  b. With qualifying adj., n., or phr. indicating:
  (a) the place of origin or manufacture, as sugar of Alisaunder (=
Alexandria),
Babylon, Barbary, Candy (cf. SUGAR-CANDIAN), Cipre (= Cyprus), Marrokes (=
Morocco); see also LISBON; "

Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise	      jenne at tulgey.browser.net
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