[Sca-cooks] Period food myths

[david friedman]

>Was written:
>
>I've got about eight
>>things on the list: corn, potatoes, bananas, baking soda, turkey,
>bratwurst,
>>squash, and honey butter. I had thought of including white beans and French
>>toast (pain perdu), but if anyone can come up with something better, that
>>would be great.
>
>
>Just a few suggestions in no particular order:
>
>Tomato, melons (watermelon, Persian etc), allspice, various citrus fruit
>(sweet oranges, grapefruit, lemons, limes, etc.), coconut, peanuts, sweet
>potatoes and/or yams (yes I know that they are two different tubers but many
>don't), various nuts (ie. walnuts, filberts etc.) various berries,
>(blueberry, raspberry etc.), types of booze (rum, flavored cordials etc.)
>chocolate in its various avatars, various variations on cabbage (b***
>sprouts, c***flower etc.), okra, orange carrots,  and beef jerky!!!

I'm not sure if these are offered as things that are period or are
not. Melons are old world. Sweet oranges get to Europe before 1600. I
would have guessed that run existed by 1600, but I'm not sure; there
is a recipe for a distilled drink made from sugar cane in a 16th c.
Indian source.
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David/Cariadoc
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