[Sca-cooks] Re:Sotelties// Sugarpaste

[johnna holloway]

Sugarpaste was Italian prior to its introduction
in England. The earliest printed source in English that I
have (and actually own in facsimile) is 1558.
 The earliest printed work that I have
reference to would be 1555 in Venice. It might be
earlier yet. Certainly it would be in the various
manuscripts or notebooks that made up the material
for the printed volume. I am still looking for additional
material before publishing something about this.

Johnnae llyn Lewis  Johnna Holloway


Elise Fleming wrote:
>> Sugar paste didn't exist as early as Byzantium, unless Byzantium was
> still "operational" in the 1500s.  While I haven't been able to
> pinpoint the first sugar paste recipes (Do you know, Johannae?), I
> don't believe it started before 1500.  From implications, I'm
> guessing that sugar paste first started in Italy somewhat earlier
> than the recipes came to England.
>
> When is the Byzantine cookery book from Prospect due out?  HRH
> Valharic and I are having a Byzantine coronation...
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> Alys Katharine