[Sca-cooks] Getting the most use out of a particular food

[Nicholas Malone]

I know that too, BUT  common nomenclature exists for various types of 
modern compost and how they are handled and what you can do with them  
etc.....

Since the translation of old - compost is compote or even a variation of 
comfit  and the original post asked about compost  and all the rest of 
the question was in modern then .....

Decker, Terry D. wrote:

>No, "compost" is Old French for "mixture" and does not specify of what the
>mixture consists.  In Medieval cookbooks, compost normally refers to a
>mixture of fruits or vegetables in a pickle or syrup.  This usage of compost
>has since evolved into compote.
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>Bear
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>>From: Nicholas Malone <nix at iolinc.net>
>>
>>Food waste and by-products of cooking etc....  It is better stated as 
>>kitchen compost or edibleS compost
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>>jeanne at atasteofcreole.com wrote:
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>>>>I should have said garden compost to distinguish it from the
>>>>edible compost!
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>>>No I gotta ask!  Eidble compost?!?!?
>>>
>>>Soffya
>>>http://aeonline.biz/Links.htm
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