[Sca-cooks] Roman Display, was Sugar Plate Again

[johnna holloway]

You might try looking at books like
Emily Gowers. The Loaded Table. Representations
of Food in Roman Literature. This is more
gastronomy and not cookery. It doesn't have recipes.
There are a number of these that might give you some
ideas.
Patrick Faas' new book does have recipes:
Around the Roman Table. It might give you some ideas.

Johnnae llyn Lewis   Johnna Holloway

lilinah at earthlink.net wrote: snipped--

> Indeed. We are aware that it isn't Roman. But i'm at a loss for what
> to do to make something rather special, other than serving good tasty
> food - and other than the sugar plate serving dishes and the "Peach
> Pits", the food will be "period". snipped

> But if anyone has any food display ideas for a Roman feast, i'd love to
> hear it. Anahita