SC - Cordials
Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net
Tue Apr 10 22:54:03 PDT 2001
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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THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra
Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas stefan at texas.net
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