[Sca-cooks] 13th century feast

[Olwen the Odd]

Oh, OK, here is your written excuse to buy the book (and thanks!)
Olwen ;-)

>I just checked AddAll.com, and Books-a-milliion has ththe Hieatt and Grewe
>for
>$25.98 including shipping and handling.  I had planned to purchase it
>anyway...so, Olwen, if you guys want it, I'll go ahead and get it for you.
>
>Kiri
>
>johnna holloway wrote:
>
> > Johnnae llyn Lewis sends greetings.
> > If you are up to coming up with the working recipes,
> > take a look at the Libellus de arte coquinaria by
> > Hieatt and Grewe. It dates from the early 13th century.
> > We were discussing this new book on the list in early July.
> >
> > Stefan pointed out that there are several recipes
> > already in a  florilegium file under "Harpestraeng", which is
> > one of the manuscripts being discussed by Hieatt in this new volume.
> > Among those should be Duke Cariadoc's  "Icelandic Chicken".
> > For those who would like some more background on this series of
> > manuscripts take a look at this file in the FOOD-BOOKS section of
> > the Florilegium. Stefan gave this citation on 11 July 2001.
> > Harpstrang-cb-msg (34K) 10/19/99    The Harpestraeng cookbook. The
> > oldest
> >                                        cookbook in the Western world.
> > http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BOOKS/Harpstrang-cb-msg.html
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Johnna Holloway
> >
> > Olwen the Odd wrote:
> > >
> > > Great.  We discussed this feast at Cooks Guild last Saturday.
> > >
> > > All right folks on the list.  The theme is 13th century.  I am
>officially
> > > asking for any suggestions, including documentation, of possible
>inclusion
> > > on the menu.  I know I do not have cookbooks from that time so HELP!
> > >
> > > Yes, I did talk to the Guild about my asking for suggestions here.  So
>here
> > > is everyone's chance to help us out.  And anyone who can should try to
>make
> > > it to Atlantia Kingdom Twelfth Night.
> > >
> > > Olwen
> > >
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