[Sca-cooks] why is saffron a mistake?

[Laura C. Minnick]

Hrolf Douglasson wrote:
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> I noted with interest that someone said that saffron n a meat recipe was a mistake?
> Why??
> I have some lovely old recipes with saffron in them and if it was authentic to saxon surely it is authentis to you?
> Vara (cofused)

Oh dear. My bad.

I remarked that saffron was a scribal error as a joke- because a Certain
Duke on the list does not care for saffron, and would like to explain it
away in such a manner. It was not meant to confuse you. Sorry. :-)

'Lainie