Expecting historical Foods (was Re: SC - rare foods atfeasts-rant)

[Catherine Deville]

niccolo difrancesco said:
> I am enjoying the rennaisance (so to speak) of historically accurate
foods in GA, and encourage it wherever I can.  My sermon is that if you can
make a pot roast and potatoes, then you can certianly cook out of Pleyn
Delite and The Medieval Kitchen.  >

ah!  so if I could only have two medieval cookbooks in my kitchen, is this
what you would recommend, mi'Lord? <s>

> There are many around not yet converted, and not really shopping for that
particular clue.   What's worse is that those around them are reticent to
challenge the belief that canned ham and boiled potatoes is great Feast
Food.  At least we don't have SPAM or frozen lasagna anymore.>

Oh!  My!  Goodness!  did you *really* ever have SPAM and/or frozen lasagna
as feast food!?!  now *that* is "inconcievable" (... "I do no' think it
mean' what you think it mean' " <g>)

I remain, in service to Meridies,
Lady Celia des L'archier