[Sca-cooks] Spice question

[chirhart_1]

Also at J&O spices's in maryland
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From: "Mark.S Harris" <mark.s.harris at motorola.com>
To: "SCA-Cooks maillist" <SCA-Cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 5:47 PM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Spice question


> Glenn asked:
> > For a feast next weekend I want to make "Potage of Roysons". It ask for
> > galingale spice, I have never hear of it. What is it, and where can I
find
> > it? It there a substitution the can be used?
>
> Check this file in the PLANTS, HERBS AND SPICES section of the
> Florilegium:
> galangale-msg     (19K)  3/23/01    Period use of the spice galangale.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/galangale-msg.html
>
> I think this file might also have some reasonable substitutions.
>
> I have found it in powdered form at Asian markets. It is also available
> from the Pepperer's Guild but theirs is in chunks rather than powder.
> There is some mention that this is a very hard spice that can tear
> up regular spice grinders, though.
>
> It is also called some other names than galengale. I think some of
> these are listed in this file.
>
> I'm not sure if you will be able to get it in time, but this file
> lists some spice merchants that carry it:
> merch-spices-msg  (31K)  1/18/01    Spice merchants. Reviews and
> recommendations
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/merch-spices-msg.html
>
> Stefan li Rous
> stefan at texas.net
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