SC - Homemade period noodles/pasta

[Stefan li Rous]

Was asked:

>Did you find any evidence of use of limes in period? Where and when? Did
>you find evidence of them used in beverages?

>From "The Illustrated History of French Cuisine" by Christian Guy, 1962 L of
C Cat Number 62-15020.  The most whimsical/outragous reference found for use
of limes in period beverages.


Sir Edward Kennel’s Punch
80 casks of brandy
9 casks of water
20,000 large limes
80 pints of lemon juice
13 quintals (1,300 pounds) of Lisbon sugar,
5 pounds of nutmeg
1 huge cask of Malaga wine (approximately equal to 100 regular casks at a
guess)


"It is written that on October 25, 1599, Sir Edward Kennel,
Commander-in-Chief of British Naval forces, offered to those of his command
and guests a mammoth punch which he had prepared in a huge marble basin on
his estate.  A platform was built over the basin to shield it from the rain
and the beverage was served by a ship's boy who rowed around on the sea of
punch in a rosewood boat. It is reported that to serve the 6,000 guests one
ship's boy had to be replaced by another one the quarter hour over and over
again as each boy rapidly became intoxicated by the fumes from the pond of
punch."

Daniel Raoul

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