[Sca-cooks] Sauercraut Period ??

[Stefan li Rous]

Lorenz replied to Cera with:
> Cera Chonaill wrote:
> > Can anyone date sauercraut.
> > Was it made in period or at least was the process to make items such
> > sauercraut period?
>
> The Florilegium to the rescue again:
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BY-REGION/fd-Germany-msg.text
>
>  From this and other sources, shredded pickled cabbage dates back at
> least
> 2000 years.  Apparently mid-16th century Augsburg apparently had a
> whole
> section of their market set aside specifically for sauerkraut
> merchants.
You might also look at the information in this file in the FOOD section:
pickled-food-msg (116K)  5/ 7/02    Medieval pickled food. recipes.
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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
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