[Sca-cooks] Ballantines

[Stefan li Rous]

Christianna mentioned:
> He was making a Ballantine (meats wrapped and cooked
> to form concentric circles when sliced).  He had  venison filet to use
> as the center, but as the whole thing was assembled and ready to go, 
> the
> venison could not be found.
Does anyone know if this dish is period? It sounds a lot like a 
soteltie they would make, although fairly simple in shape. Kind of like 
a tubular Turkducken(sp?).

Are these wrapped in a dough? Are these just made of meats or are there 
other things used, such as a paste between the layers or perhaps 
vegetable layers as well as meat layers?

Stefan
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