[Sca-cooks] : Sca-cooks digest, cookie

[Stefan li Rous]

Matthew or Maribeth Mitchell <cloister at earthlink.net> asked:
> Hello looking for some cookie recipes to try that would be period. Something
> Russian would be good, middle eastern, Hungarian whatever.
You might try looking at some of the files in the FOOD-SWEETS section of the Florilegium. Some of these are going to be periodoid but some are going to be closer to period. Just check the referances given.

desserts-msg     (112K)  1/12/01    Medieval and SCA dessert recipes. Sweets.
Digby-Cakes-art   (12K)  6/30/01    "Excellent Small Cakes Revisited"
                                        by Tirloch of Tallaght.
gingerbread-msg   (45K)  2/26/02    Medieval gingerbread. Recipes.
mamouls-msg       (20K)  1/ 9/02    A Middle Eastern date/nut/dried fruit
filled cookie embossed with patterns.
pastries-msg     (117K)  7/16/02    Medieval pastries.Recipes.
  (Some of these might be cookie-like)
Roses-a-Sugar-art (21K)  7/15/98    "Divers Pretty Things Made Of Roses &
Sugar" by Mistress Renata Kestryl of Highwynds.
(This might have more on candy-like items though than cookies)
Rosquillas-msg    (15K)  6/20/01    Spanish pastry of biscotti-like rings.
shortbread-msg    (32K)  1/12/01    Period shortbread. Recipes and directions.


Stefan

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