[Sca-cooks] flaming figs

[Stefan li Rous]

Drakey commented:
>> If you aren't joking, please post this bit of info or send it to me
>> by email. I'm always interested in such little tidbits for the
>> Florilegium. I'm not sure if we've gotten evidence of period use of
>> brandy for food flame effects, but this is close.
>
> No, it's true but I'll have to toddle off to the Nat Lib to get it.
> It's in Digby's apothecary manual.  It's the other twin of Digby's A
> Closet Opened...

I did see the second message you posted with more details. Part of the
problem with posting a question before I'd read all digests. However,
if you have a chance sometime to get the exact phrasing from Digby's
book, I'll add that to the files.


I hadn't realized that Digby had written anything in addition to his

closet book, much less one on apothecary. That might be interesting
to check into further sometime, when time permits.


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