[Sca-cooks] Period food myths

[Huette von Ahrens]

--- Hrolf Douglasson <Hrolf at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> > >>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.
> how about the colour of carrots....white for the
> welsh areas of britain and
> purple in the rest.
> Many people still think those orange things are
> period.
> vara

They aren't?  I just saw a Dutch painting from about
1560 of a kitchen with veggies and other food stuffs.
In one of the bowls is what looks very much like
orange
carrots.  I will look it up when I get home and post
the title and artist on Monday.

Huette



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