SC - [Fwd: Need help getting quince or murri]

[david friedman]

Thorbjorn asked:
> On another list, the subject of Cordials as a period beverage came up. One
> gentle pointed out that they were medicial in period and not the pleasant
> tasting solutions they are now.
> Can somebody clear up the periodicity of cordials and what in period they
> were? When did they appear?

The subject of cordials has come up here numerous times. Every time it
does, the date for them, or at least for distilling liquor keeps getting
pushed back.
Here are the files in the BEVERAGES section of the Florilegium that
might be of interest:
Apricot-Crdal-art (12K)  6/30/00    "Apricot Cardamom Cordial" 
                                       by Constance de LaRose.
bev-distilled-msg(118K)  9/22/00    Medieval distilled beverages. Distilling.
Clarea-d-Agua-art (12K)  1/ 7/01    "Period drinks - Spiced Wines and
Sweet 
                                       Waters" by Vicente Coenca.
cordials-msg      (89K)  9/26/00    Period cordials and liqueurs. SCA creations.
Kiwi-cordial-art  (10K)  6/23/00    "Prickly Gooseberry, Mango,
Cardamom, 
                                       Cordial" by Constance de LaRose.

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