[Sca-cooks] Late-period Caribbean food

[Stefan li Rous]

  Brighid gave a translation of some nice excerpts from:
> One of the sources for information about New World food is the 
> "Historia
> Moral y Natural de la Indias".  It was published in 1590, and was 
> written by
> Jose de Acosta, a Jesuit priest who spent over 15 years in various 
> parts of
> the New World.  The entire book is available online in Spanish at:
> http://cervantesvirtual.com/FichaObra.html?portal=0&Ref=600
>
> Here are a few excerpts that you may find of interest, along with some
> Quick and dirty translations into English.  [And a few paraphrases.]
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Thank you! This is a wonderful selection from an area from period not 
often talked about.
Stefan
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