[Sca-cooks] Fwd: mystery vegetable

[Liam Fisher]

Hmmm, Tree, Boar, and peels and the fruit seems oblong.

Pears

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From: "Mark Calderwood" <mark-c at acay.com.au>
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Subject: [Sca-cooks] Fwd: mystery vegetable


Forwarded from another group, thought it would be of interest here...

>Have a look at this page:
>http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/images/jpeg/i5_0045.jpg
>
>(BNF, FR 616) fol. 73v
>Gaston Phoebus, Book of the Hunt
>France, Paris, 15th Century.
>
>Does anybody know what they are peeling down on the right side of the
>picture? I really doubt it`s truffles, even if Mr. Phoebus would be a
>terrible gourmet. And nobody mention potatoes.
>
>Alsdenn
>Jürgen

What do you guys think the mystery vegetable is?

Giles

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