[Sca-cooks] broccoli and cauliflower

[Stefan li Rous]

> >Middle Eastern/ Mediterranean Foods
> >Broccoli (late period)
>
> Oooh!  Pet project of mine!  What evidence have you found to support this?
> I have a very strong suspicion that modern broccoli (as well as
> cauliflower) only remotely resembles anything available in period.

You might want to glance through this file in the Florilegium:
cabbages-msg      (33K)  2/21/01    Period cabbages. Broccoli, Cauliflower,
                                       Brussel Sprouts. Recipes.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/cabbages-msg.html

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