[Sca-cooks] New World Foods

[Solstice Studios]

We once had a feast of "Exotic Foods from the New World" and included Turkey and
other imported items from very end of period.  It was kinda fun and educational in
showing what foods were imported back to europe from the new world that we take for
granted.

-Aleska

> I agree with the Turkey leg thing, they are very Ren Faire but as far as
> Turkey within our period of study - it was eaten.
> >From The Good Housewife's Jewel, Thomas Dawson 1596
> To bake turkey and take out his bones
> Take a fat turkey, and after you have scalded him and washed him clean lay
> him upon a fair cloth and slit him throughout the back. When  you have taken
> out his garbage then you must take out his bones so bare as you can. When
> you have done so, wash him clean. Then truss him and prick his back
> together. And so have a fair kettle of seething water and parboil him a
> little. Then take him up that the water may run clean out of him. When he is
> cold, season him with pepper & salt. Then prick him with a few cloves in the
> breast, and also draw him with lard if you like of it. When you have made of
> your coffin and laid your turkey in it, so then you must put some butter in
> it, and close him up. In this sort you may bake a goose, a phesant or capon.