[Sca-cooks] hypotrimma (was originals and redactions)

[Sue Clemenger]

Almost like one uses a relish? on its own sometimes, and sometimes as a
sandwich addition, or spread on a meat?
--maire, who had Branston's pickle on her cheese sandwich for lunch....

A wrote:
> 
> As for exactly what this hypotrimma stuff is, my guess is that it would
> be a paste or a spread - the dates and cheese would probably give the
> most substance to it.  It is possible, I guess, to beat the ingredients
> into something thin enough to be called a sauce, especially if you're
> stingy with dates and cheese and use more of the liquid ingredients; but
> I'm willing to put my trust in the lexicon (usually quite accurate about
> whether something is sweet, savory, main dish, sauce, etc), which calls
> it a "dish."  That suggests to me that it's served on its own, maybe
> eaten on bread; or else, perhaps, to accompany something like roasted
> meat, but not covering it like a sauce (if that makes sense).