[Sca-cooks] Abysmally wrong EDiets article on medieval diet

[Sue Clemenger]

Woo-hoo!
--maire, laughing and nodding her head....

John Kemker wrote:
> 
> The difference he fails to note is that Dave Barry is actually funny.
> 
> Decker, Terry D. wrote:
> 
> >Methinks, Herr Hoffman believes he has stepped into a virtual hornets nest.
> >
> >Here is his reply and my response.
> >
> >Bear
> >
> >THT WAS THE WHOLE POINT...YES, IT WAS DONE TONGUE IN CHEEK IN A HUMOROUS
> >POINT OF VIEW...NOW I KNOW HOW DAVE BARRY FEELS...AND, I MUST ADD, SOME OF
> >THE HISTORICAL INFO CAME FROM THE REN. FAIRE...SOME WAS JUST SPECULATION ON
> >MY PART...BASED ON STEREOTYPES AND PERVERSIONS OF HISTORY....NOT REALITY...
> >PLEASE...LAUGH...
> >
> >
> >I've spent over 20 years learning about Medieval and Renaissance cookery and
> >trying to demonstrate to people that Medieval cooking is not unappetizing
> >brown glop.  Unfortunately, what you see as stereotypes and perversions of
> >history are believed to be fact by many less knowledgeable people.  It's not
> >very humorous when you regularly have to butt heads with it.
> >
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