[Sca-cooks] snake

[Stefan li Rous]

Johnna Holloway said:
> Actually the association is to the snake in
> the Garden of Eden and the Expulsion... but
> the cookery answer is that yes they ate them.
> There's an article by Jennifer Stead in PPC 51
> on "Viper soup, viper broth, viper wine."
> They were thought to be medicinal, as Galen thought
> they cured ulcers. She mentions that they were
> eaten in Italy and England.

Thank you! I've asked this question previously both here and
elsewhere, and this is the first time anyone has been able to
point to any Europeans eating snakes.

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