[Sca-cooks] New World Foods in the Old World

[Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise]

> >There are a number of period citations for New World foods. 
> Not meaning to be (too much of) a pain in the backside, I feel it worth 
> mentioning that if one is re-creating foods from most of the 15th 
> century or earlier then there are no period New World foods.

It's certainly true that 'period' is a woefully unspecific term. However, 
it's usually used in the SCA as equivalent for 'pre-1601'. I agree that 
'period' should probably be replaced with 'pre-1601' whenever possible.

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