Bray-Re: [Sca-cooks] online glossary

[Olwen the Odd]

In a message dated 5/29/01 9:33:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>olwentheodd at hotmail.com writes:
>
><< In this case, what does "bray" actually mean?  >>
>
>According to the new Medieval Arab Cookery, up until 500 years ago, bray
>always meant  pounded in a mortar. This makes sense .
>
>Ras

Thanks Ras.  I wonder how they came to call it that.  I have no "other
language" skills so this may be obvious to someone who does.  Bray is
probably grind or mash in some language.
Olwen
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