SC - A Spanish Menu

[Olwen the Odd]

I wonder what the recipe for that turnip in bacon was.  Anyone know?
olwen


>From: "Robin Carroll-Mann" <harper at idt.net>
>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>Subject: SC - A Spanish Menu
>Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 23:02:55 -0400
>
>I found a website which listed a day's menu for a 16th century Spanish
>bishop.  The address is http://www.jimena.com/cocina/
>
>Here it is, in the original Spanish and a quick translation.
>
>MUESTRARIO DE LA MESA DEL ARZOBISPO - 1568
>
>Lunes, 9 de febrero de 1568.
>Monday, February 9, 1568
>
>COMIDA: comen Su señoría y 4 caballeros.
>Dinner: eaten by His Lordship and 4 gentlemen
>
>- Pan vino y naranjas dulces
>Bread, wine, and sweet oranges
>
>- 2 gallinas asadas.
>2 roast hens
>
>- 6 perdices asadas.
>6 roast partridges
>
>- Costrada de medio cabrito (5 huevos en yemas, manteca y especias).
>Pastry of half a kid goat (5 egg yolks, fat, and spices)
>
>- Jabalí asado.
>Roast wild boar
>
>- Albondigas apedreadas de carnero con 8 huevos en yemas.
>"stone" mutton meatballs with 8 egg yolks [the verb apedrear means to
>throw or pelt with stones.  I would guess these meatballs are shaped
>like stones]
>
>- Carnero cocido, 2 libras.
>Boiled mutton, 2 pounds
>
>- Nabos en tocino.
>Turnips in bacon
>
>- Puerco cocido, 2 libras.
>Boiled pork, 2 pounds
>
>- Peros, 4 libras.
>Apples, 4 pounds ["pero" is a specific variety of apple]
>
>- 2 cardos.
>2 cardoons
>
>- Aceitunas y queso, 50 nueces.
>olives and cheese, 50 walnuts
>
>CENA: comieron Su señoría y 2 caballeros
>Supper: eaten by His Lordship and 2 gentlemen
>
>- Entrada contada.
>Uncommon entree
>
>- 3 perdices asadas.
>3 roasted partridges
>
>- 1 conejo.
>1 rabbit
>
>- 3 gazapos.
>3 young rabbits
>
>- Cabezuelas de cabritos asadas.
>Small heads of roast kid goats
>
>- Torta de queso.
>Cheese pie
>
>- 6 huevos.
>6 eggs
>
>- Postres contados.
>Uncommon desserts
>
>
>The thing I find the most interesting is the mention of sweet oranges.
>Until this, the earliest mention I'd seen for them in Spain was 1607.
>
>
>Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
>Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
>mka Robin Carroll-Mann
>harper at idt.net
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