[Sca-cooks] Does anyone know anything about this book

[Daniel Myers]

On Thursday, June 19, 2003, at 03:11 PM, Lady Orlaith of Storvik wrote:

> I found this searching for Midevil cookbooks on ebay.  Does anyone know
> anything about this book?  They have 45 of them in a dutch auction but  
> I
> don't want to bid if it's not a good source.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ 
> eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3527409310&category=11108


 From the list archives:

 > Traveling Dysshes review - Mark Harris
 > Wed Jun 18 22:49:04 CDT 2003
 >
 > Caointiarn stated:
 > >    Another resource for the beggining cook is a pamphlet by Mistress
 > > Siobhan Medhbh O'Roarke: Traveling Dysshes  or, foods for wars,  
peace,
 > > and potlucks.  I think it is a wonderful booklte for beginning  
cooks,
 > > and I have found the recipes I have used from it to be very well
 > > recieved.
 >
 > I want to second this recommendation. I haven't spent any time  
comparing
 > the redactions to the originals so I can't comment on that. But the  
lists
 > of what foods were period and were not for Europe, ideas for camp  
foods
 > and the other non-recipe sections are great for new SCA cooks. I  
definitely
 > recommend this book.
 >
 > The wire binding for the book is quite useful when you want to open  
the
 > book and have it stay open while cooking but I don't know how durable  
it
 > will prove to be. For the same reason, use in a cooking environment,  
the
 > plastic coated cover is a good idea. Although sometimes I wish the  
pages
 > were laminated, too. :-)
 >
 > Stefan li Rous


- Doc


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