[Sca-cooks] Food Myths

[Laura C. Minnick]

Two more:

14. Everything must be covered in Digby's Savory Cheese Goo. Even things
from Apicius.
13. If it isn't covered in Cheese Goo, It must be Marzipan!

'Lainie
-move over and quit shoving, Aeduin! You're spilling my margarita into the
tub!


At 10:44 PM 9/19/02 -0700, you wrote:
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>12.  Hew it to bits refers to certain Caidan Laurels.
>11.  There is only one true way to make cuskynoles.
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>aeduin, speaking from the hot tub under the Rock
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>>Top Ten Medieval Food-related Myths:
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>>10. Medieval people lived on salt meat and fish throughout the winter
>>9. Medieval people invariably had bad teeth
>>8. Medieval people never used forks
>>7. Medieval people ate honey butter at every meal
>>6. Medieval feasts routinely had twelve or more courses
>>5. Medieval people had disgusting table manners
>>4. Medieval nobility _always_ ate roast beef
>>3. Medieval peasants _never_ ate meat
>>2. Medieval people never ate vegetables
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>>and the number one Medieval Food-related Myth... (dingdingding)
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>>1. Medieval food is heavily spiced to conceal the flavors of rotten meat
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>>Adamantius
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