[Sca-cooks] plague recipes

[Stefan li Rous]

  Johnnae llyn Lewis replied to me with:
> Harris Mark.S-rsve60 wrote:
>    So far no one has posted any documentably period recipes that use
> juniper berries.
> >> Stefan
> ----------
> Alright, I admit that I let the entire juniper discussion pass without
> ever hauling a book off the shelf because I was busy getting ready for
> the KW Costuming Symposium and I didn't have the time. But now that I
> have some time, here are some things to ponder over and look for in 
> full
> in the sources cited.
Thank you!
> This search points out that one should be aware
> that there are recipes and then there are recipes for things like the
> plague.
Can you give me more info about these recipes for the plague? While I 
do have some information on period poisons, I don't have any period 
recipes for the plague. :-) Although I guess throwing diseased animals 
over a city walls with siege engines can be considered a bit of 
biological warfare.
Stefan
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