[Sca-cooks] Flambe and Flaming was post period

[Cindy M. Renfrow]

>Under flame: one can find:
>5. To burn, set on fire, consume with flames. Also fig.
>1583 Stanyhurst Æneis iii. (Arb.) 79
>Sundry hostes are flamed on altars.
>
>I suppose if the "hostes" spoken of here are edible, then
>this is food set on fire... but it seeems a stretch.
>

Also check the word for torch, flammbeau, IIRC.

The "hostes" probably referred to sacramental wafers, obleis, that find
their way into all sorts of dishes.

Cindy