SC - Historical varieties

[Jenne Heise]

> << For the whole "verjuice grapes >> 
> Thank you for this info. It once again shows that  one of the  main problems 
> with modern  folks recreating the  medieval period is  a lack of insight into 
> what exactly an 'agricultural' society was all about. Many varieties of 
> fruits and vegetables and other useful plants have been lost over the past 
> feew centuries. Some have survived. But in the main, gardeners have a paltry 
> amount of diversity to choose from in the current middle ages compared to our 
> medieval forefathers.

I'm not going to get into how much diversity gardeners of the middle ages had to choose
from, but I want to point out that all the mentions of specifically 'verjuice' grapes
that were cited came from areas where grapes were predominantly grown for wine.  The
posted citations for special verjuice grapes didn't come from any areas where wine-grape
growing wasn't practical.

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Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise	      jenne at mail.browser.net
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