[Sca-cooks] onion soup not period?
Robin Carroll-Mann
rcmann4 at earthlink.net
Thu Mar 7 18:47:50 PST 2002
On 7 Mar 2002, at 6:30, Philip & Susan Troy wrote:
> In general, one of the big limitations on soups in period Europe is
> likely to be an effective absence of brown stocks. While I could see
> the bones from roast meat going into the stockpot (hopefully not after
> being among the scented rushes and chewed by dogs), the kind of
> caramelization of the bones required for a good brown beef or veal
> stock doesn't seem to be happening in period, AFAIK.
I've seen a number of recipes that say to take meat broth (type of
meat unspecified) and color it yellow with saffron. That wouldn't
work with a brown stock.
As far as onion soup with cheese, there's cebollada in Nola. No
bread, though. I believe Cariadoc and Elizabeth did a redaction of
it. It does call for almond milk as an ingredient.
Brighid ni Chiarain *** mka Robin Carroll-Mann
Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
rcmann4 at earthlink.net
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