SC - shortbread/-cakes & salad

[Luanne Cupp Bartholomew]

Thanks. It made sense that they would be baked again, but I am still
learning how to read between the lines of medieval recipes and don't want to
assume anything.

Irmele von Grünsberg
(Luanne Cupp Bartholomew)

> > Maybe this is naive of me, but are we sure these are cooked a
> > second time? The recipe does not seem to mention it.
>
> Although it does not mention a second baking, period recipes often
> leave out what we would consider essential directions.  Without a
> second baking, what you have there is a batch of dough.  The other clue
> that makes me believe it is baked is the mention of papers underneath
> the cakes.  This is a technique that I have seen in other late-period
> recipes for small, delicate baked goods.  The pieces of paper are used
> underneath the cakes in the oven, in lieu of a baking sheet.
>
>
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