[Sca-cooks] Hester Spoon Nuts

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

Also sprach Terry Decker:
>If it's Pre-Columbian, then forget cashews.  They are a tropical New world
>nut from Anacardium occidentale.
>
>Bear

I thought there were cashews in Asia, but they may have been brought there.

Adamantius

>
>
>>>  I'm running the Hester Spoon contest for Angels Anniversary in a couple
>>of weeks and I am advising entrants that all the ingredients have to be
>>known to pre-Columbian Europe.  Period recipes a plus but not required.
>>This is not all that difficult, is it?  The theme ingredient is "Nuts"
>>>  since the event theme is A Feast Of Fools.
>>>
>>>  Selene, jester to the court of Angels
>>
>>     There are all kinds of recipes!  Take almonds for instance . . . . . .
>>there's also hazelnuts/filberts, pignola, cashews,  and prolly others I
>>can't remember.  All kinds of recipes from sauces to main dishes, to sides,
>>to sweets.   Won't be difficult -- even for a beginner.
>>
>>Caointiarn
>
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