[Sca-cooks] medieval fast food

[Stefan li Rous]

Linda Anderson asked:
> What was pub fare like (or the medieval equivalent of "fast-food")?  
> Not
> feast-food, but things ike stews and roasts that could be made ahead 
> and
> served in taverns?  Would that be correct?  What would travelers be
> likely to be served at the inns?
Well, not tavern food, but how about various street foods? There are 
also items that we might consider fast foods or street foods that were 
served in other settings. Here are a few files in the Florilegium on 
such items:
Scotch-Eggs-msg   (17K)  3/21/01    Fried sausage-wrapped hard-boiled 
eggs.
  (I've not seen any evidence that these are actually period, though...)
fried-breads-msg  (28K) 12/29/02    Period fried breads. Funnel cakes, 
donuts.
jumbels-msg        (8K) 10/12/03    Knotted twists of dough similar to 
pretzels.
pizza-msg         (12K) 11/ 9/03    Period pizza and similar items.
pretzels-msg      (28K) 11/ 9/03    Period pretzels and pretzel-like 
breads.
wafers-msg        (76K) 12/ 4/03    Period savory and sweet wafers. 
Recipes.
   (probably not a period street food, but similar by today's ideas)

Stefan
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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
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