[Sca-cooks] Musk in food

[Radei Drchevich]

IMHO - with any recipe, the first time I make it EXACTLLY the way the recipe 
reads.  the second time I make it right<g>.

>From: "rtanhil" <rtanhil at fast.net>
>Reply-To: rtanhil at fast.net, Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
>To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>Subject: [Sca-cooks] Musk in food
>Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 23:42:27 GMT
>
>I wouldn't dream of using real musk for a feast, even if
>such a thing were possible. In fact, I wouldn't dream of
>using it in my own kitchen.
>
>Way back when, lo these many years ago, I dated a
>professional perfumer. I went in to work with him one day
>and got to smell an amazing assortment of individual
>isolated fragrance components. I remember the musk vividly.
>I can't imagine someone smelling that and thinking "Wow,
>this would be a great addition to pastry!" but then, I have
>trouble visualizing the scene where the first person picked
>up a lobster and thought "This might be yummy." The
>difference is that I like lobster. I do not particularly
>care for musk.
>
>If I were making that recipe, I, too would alter it
>drastically, either by adding one of my own favorites, or
>perhaps adding something weird (like say, cumin in trace
>quantities) and making sure everyone knew it was there. Or
>I'd just leave it out. I like rosewater and nuts together,
>and don't really need to throw anything else in there.
>
>But I wouldn't try for the musk. I wonder what one of our
>true Middle Eastern foods experts would suggest.
>
>Berelinde
>
>PS--the green element from the kewra essence was suggested
>more as something different that people would not expect
>than any attempt to capture the character of musk in any way
>shape or form.
>
> >
> > As one who has made her living from fragrances and spices,
> > I can tell you positively the use of real musk is illegal
> > in the US.  As far as I know there is no substitute in
> > fragrance or food.  Then again, I'm good, but I am not the
> > fragrance goddess ;o).  I had not heard of "muskseed".
> > According to professionals who have allegedly smelled real
> > musk, it is a good deal darker, deeper, etc., than what is
> > currently being passed off as musk now.  Musk does not
> > seem to have any green smell to it from what I understand.
> >  I would be inclined to use some of my favorite spice,
> > blatantly alter the recipe, but remember to tell everyone
> > I did.
> >
> > Samrah
> >
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