[Sca-cooks] In need of medieval and renaissance reciepts

[Stefan li Rous]

Mish asked:
> I am working on a collection of receipts.  I have not been able to find
> very
> many receipts that date back to the medieval and renaissance time
> period.
> Can anyone help me???  I am running out of time to put this together.
Are you looking simply for medieval recipes? Or are you looking for
medieval recipes that are similar to foods that are still served today?
The latter has been discussed here many times and the former is one of
the reasons for this list.  But perhaps I am misunderstanding what you
are really looking for.
Here are a few files in the Florilegium (www.florilegium.org) that
might give you useful information if you are looking for medieval foods
similar to some still eaten today.
In the FOOD-BREADS section:
biscotti-msg       (5K)  6/12/00    Period biscotti, a twice-baked
travel bread.
French-Toast-art  (27K)  3/31/00    "From Lost Bread to French Toast" by
                                        Christianna MacGrain.
French-Toast-msg  (21K) 10/12/00    Period French Toast. Recipes.
fried-breads-msg  (20K)  1/11/00    Period fried breads. Funnel cakes,
donuts.
pancakes-msg      (18K)  8/28/00    Period pancakes and pancake-like
foods.
pizza-msg         (15K) 12/ 3/98    Period pizza and similar items.
polenta-msg       (22K) 10/ 1/01    Period polenta. Wheat and maize
polenta.
pretzels-msg      (25K)  9/27/00    Period pretzels and pretzel-like
breads.

In the FOOD-CONDIMENTS section:
Mustard-art        (5K)  9/14/00    "Mustard" by Ld. Daniel le Vascon
du Navarre
mustard-msg       (88K)  9/30/01    Mustard seed in period. sauces.
recipes.

In the FOOD section:
eggs-msg         (139K)  2/ 7/02    Egg storage. Recipes. Substitutions.
Medievl-Pasta-art  (7K) 10/24/00    "Medieval Pasta!" by Lady Jehanne de
                                        Huguenin.
onion-soups-msg   (23K)  4/ 3/02    Period onion soups.
pasta-msg        (103K)  2/22/02    Period pasta. Period references.
Recipes.
pasta-gnocchi-msg (13K)  8/ 1/01    Period gnocchi pasta. Recipes.
pasta-stufed-msg  (33K)  3/20/01    Period stuffed pasta dishes.
Ravioli.
If you are simply looking for recipes from medieval times, take a look
at some of the cookbooks mentioned in the FOOD-BOOKS section. This
bibliography would be a good place to start:
cookbooks-bib     (40K)  6/ 9/01    Cookbook bib. by Mistress Jaelle of
Armida.

Stefan