[Sca-cooks] poudre forte

[kattratt]

Ok this is a question from someone who was looking for my shopping list
and drew a blank...
Exactly what are grains of paradise....
And I do mean other than Hops for beer or grain for alcohol....
LOL
Nichola


Jill Koski wrote:

>bject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Powder Fort
>To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
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>=93Powder fort is a spice mixture mentioned in various
>period recipes;
>we h=
>ave not yet been able to find a description of what spices
>it contains.
>
>The Pepperer's Guild sells it at their site.  The
>"Traveling Dysshes, etc" cookbook by Siobhan Medhbh
>O'Roarke and Cordelia Toser lists their combination as:
>
>1/2 tsp fresh ginger
>1/2 t fresh nutmeg
>1/2 t mace powder
>1 t finely ground black pepper
>1/2 t ground grains of paradise
>1/2 t cubeb, ground
>
>They also mention that after 6 months or so, it may need to
>be replaced or refreshed.
>
>Lady Johanna
>Skerrstrand
>Northshield
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