SC - Renaissance Recipes by Riley?

[kylie walker]

A few years back I bought a copy of Renaissance Recipes by Gillian Riley 
(part of a Painter & Food series published by Pomegranate Artbooks, San 
Fran.)

It wasn't until after I bought it that I discovered the bit where she says 
"I have translated their recipes and done what was needed to present them in 
an accessible form for today's enthusastic cooks ..."! However, the pictures 
remain useful - and recently I tried one of the recipes out. It turned out 
very well, so I am curious as to what resemblence, if any, if bears to the 
original (probably not - of this particular source, she says coming up with 
a recipe required "something of an imaginative leap").

The recipe, for "almond cookies", is apparently based on writings of Sister 
Maria Vittoria della Verde (originally Portia della Verde), from 1583 
onwards. (Apparently all the sources are in the bibliography - but for the 
life of me I can't figure out which one it is ...)

Anyone read this? Any comments?

Kylie



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