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[Siegfried Heydrich]

Actually, if you really go back a ways, Sicily was a Phoenician colony. The
Phoenicians were a branch of the Canaanites who hit the road (or sea) after
enduring a round of Deistic urban renewal. They founded Carthage, and
established colonies all about northern Africa and extreme southern Europe.
    If the SCA hasn't a real beginning point, I always thought that a late
Phoenician / Carthaginian (victim of the Carthaginian Diaspora) persona
would be neat.
    So who's got what on Phoenician cuisine?

    Sieggy

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> Sicily?
>
> Hmm.
>
> Sicily is right at the nexxus of things Mediterranean- there's influence
> from Italy (and don't forget folks, in period Sicily is not just the
> island but a fair chunk of the 'boot' of Italy too) some from Southern
> France, a fair amount from Spain, some from North Africa, and even some
> from Greece and the Middle East. It was one of the few places where the
> Jews were not only safe but a significant portion of the culture.
>
> Start with Mediterranean food- olive oil, basil, fresh veggies, goat
> cheese (but no tomatoes or peppers!) and go from there. Any of the
> cookbook suggestions made already would be good places to start- I would
> also add Redon's _The Medieval Kitchen_, as it has Italian recipes in it
> as well as French and the occasisional oddball. Give it a look.
>
> Sicily is a very interesting place- if I had to start all over again, I
> might consider it for a home for a persona.
>
> 'Lainie