[Sca-cooks] Roasting question

[Stefan li Rous]

Amanda asked:
> What was the usual technique for roasting during period? I'm guessing from
> wood cuts and paintings that roasting was done on a spit, but was there any
> "normal" seasoning done, or basting?
Well, perhaps these Florilegium files might be of interest:
spits-msg         (20K) 11/29/02    Period and SCA spits for roasting meats.

http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-UTENSILS/spits-msg.html
p-marinating-msg   (4K) 10/31/01    Period marinating of meats.

http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/p-marinating-msg.html

roast-meats-msg   (96K)  2/ 2/03    Hints and period recipes for beef roasts.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/roast-meats-msg.html
Stefan
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