[Sca-cooks] Sources of Protein

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

> I don't know if it would work for your purposes, but beans are a
> fairly good protein source. Hummus bi Tahini--aside from there being
> no period recipes for it I am aware of--would be a possibility. But
> it may be too messy or too exotic. Lentil soup, perhaps?

Hummous-- what a good idea! Not only a protein source, but one we can
spread on bread and won't melt and go manky in the heat!
Do we have any documentation that garbanzo-bean spreads existed in period?
That would be a big bonus.

-- Jadwiga Zajaczkowa
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