[Sca-cooks] 16C rice custards

[Mark S. Harris]

Katherine asked:
> I was wondering if anyone knows of any similar recipes pre-1600,
> especially English 16th century... I know that a lot of recipes were
> plagiarised (in modern terms, at least) from one cookbook to another,
> around that time.  I've had a quick flip through some of the likely
> suspects, but haven't found anything yet.  So does anyone else know of
> anything similar?


It may depend upon how you define custard and similar. You might
want to check this file:

custards-msg      (17K) 12/20/00    Period custards, custard tarts and pies.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-SWEETS/custards-msg.html


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