[Sca-cooks] Poudre Douce/Poudre Forte

[James Prescott]

At 22:37 -0700 2001-06-11, bill mayfield wrote:
>     Greetings All
>                    As a realitive newcomer to Medieval cooking
>     I need ask what is probably a realitively simple pair of questons.
>        What was/is Poudre forte? and What was/is Poudre Douce ?
>     Gatherd from my reading thus far they are combonations of spices
>    used in various dishes,yet I am unable(or just plain missing)
>    what each of them contained.I trust in your far greater knowledge
>     in guiding me on this.