SC - Re: First feastsy
Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net
Mon Jan 22 23:22:34 PST 2001
Jadwiga Zajaczkowa replied to me with:
> > Yes, but I'll bet dollars to donuts that you won't find a period recipe
> > that's even close to these. Potato chips are a 20th century invention.
> > Had deep fried turnip chips been a common dish in the Middle Ages, I
> > suspect potato chips would have been in use much sooner than they were.
>
> Well, it depends 'how close'. Parsnip fritters?
Nope. I had forgotten about parsnips, but fritters are not very
thinly sliced and fried. They are more of a fried mash right? Those
are closer to Pringles, and I'm not sure I'd consider them potato
chips. I think fritters are more pancake like than potato chip like.
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THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra
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