[Sca-cooks] Masque Ball

Susan Fox-Davis selene at earthlink.net
Wed Aug 29 09:16:26 PDT 2001


I'm curious also.  Just so we can compare:  please find the recipe to which
you refer, and tell us the chapter and recipe title.  I've got two
translations at home so maybe we can solve this little mystery.

Selene, Caid

"Decker, Terry D." wrote:

> Peanuts are of Brazilian origin, and would not have been available before
> the 16th Century.  Which translation of Platina is this?
>
> Bear
>
> > Volker Bach wrote:
> >
> >
> > > There are recipes for peanuts marinaded in bitter
> > > orange juice in Platina and de Rontzier that I
> > > havenm't tried yet but am itching to
> >
> >
> > Peanuts? Really? I'm surprised; it's too early in the day and I forget
> > whether peanuts would have been available in the Eurasian landmass in
> > 1476 (are they African or South American?). I wonder if this is a
> > translator's goof.
> >
> > Adamantius
> ______________




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