[Sca-cooks] Recording of recipes.

[Gorgeous Muiredach]

At 12:12 PM 12/07/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>  Can someone tell me how recipes were "written down" and on what, before
>the advent of the printing press?

Taking a wild guess, I would venture to say that recipes were not written
down, rather passed through oral tradition.  Of course, some of the more
learned gentles (and/or meanies) of the list might have more information on
that :-)

>  Also if the people of Scotland spoke gallic or a version of it, and where
>I could find examples and translations?

Hmmm.  Well, let's see...  From (failing) memory, there's Highland's
gallic, Lowland's gallic, and a couple other versions, which were used in a
more or less widespread fashion depending on where you were, and who you
were...  Not sure where to find examples of these nor translations.

M'lady, if I may request a favour from you?  Please delete part of old
posts you are responding to that aren't relevant to your post?  In this
post, you had a *complete* digest.  This somewhat anal retentive Highlander
thanks you profusely in advance :-)

Gorgeous Muiredach
Rokkehealden Shire
Kingdom of the Middle
aka
Nicolas Steenhout
"You must deal with me as I think of myself" J. Hockenberry