[Sca-cooks] 15th centure menus

[Laura C. Minnick]

At 12:29 PM 12/17/2004, you wrote:

>Greetings all,
>
>I am looking for pointers to 15th century menus. Primarily in England & 
>Scotland, but also other European capitals. I am working to understand how 
>foods were paired (or combined if you will) into meals. Taking a 
>suggestion from Mistress Irina (Baroness of Bryn Madoc) I would also be 
>interested in pointers to information on the beliefs and attitudes 
>regarding food during this period (cultural, religious, and health).

The _Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery Books_ is webbed at:

http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/c/cme/cme-idx?type=header&idno=CookBk

It is untranslated, in the 15th c Middle English, but fortunately it it 
reasonable easy to puzzle out. (Read out loud phonetically- it helps.) And 
there are menus in there as well as recipes.

My only word of caution with the GodeCookery website- *Read the original 
recipe first*. It may have been an isolated incident, but one recipe I 
remember left ingredients out, substituted others, and had, instead of 
saffron, yellow food coloring. (I was not impressed.)  Always double-check 
sources.

'Lainie
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