[Sca-cooks] Re: Period foods and all that jazz....

[Stefan li Rous]

Maire asked:
> I'm just thinking that a couple of little nibbly things would be
> nice--definitely "clean hands" sort of stuff.  I thought it might be
> nice to also make them *period* little nibbly things
Okay, a few that occur to me, and where you can find more info about 
them in the Florilegium.

Various raw fruits and vegetables.
raw-fruit-vg-msg  (13K)  2/25/02    Evidence that raw fruits and 
vegetables were
                                        eaten in period.

Quince paste. This is easily sliced and isn't that messy, although you 
could cube it and use toothpicks. It is available commercially. 
Excellent with Manchiago(sp?) cheese.
fruit-quinces-msg (72K)  2/13/04    Period uses and recipes for quinces.
marmalades-msg    (60K)  5/17/02    Period marmalades and fruit jellies 
and jams

wafers or shortbread.
wafers-msg        (76K) 12/ 4/03    Period savory and sweet wafers. 
Recipes.
shortbread-msg    (32K)  1/12/01    Period shortbread. Recipes and 
directions.

Various candies or pastries.
comfits-msg       (44K)  9/ 1/02    Period candied spices and seeds. 
Recipes.
14C-Sweets-art    (17K)  9/14/00    "Sweets and Treats of the 14C"
                                        by Lady Hauviette d'Anjou.
3-Span-Sweets-art (13K)  4/26/01    Three Spanish sweet dishes from de 
Nola by
                                        Vicente.
candied-peel-msg  (35K)  6/28/01    Candied fruit peels. A late period 
treat.
Rosquillas-msg    (15K)  6/20/01    Spanish pastry of biscotti-like 
rings.
gingerbread-msg   (45K)  2/26/02    Medieval gingerbread. Recipes.
    (this can be sticky, but rolled into balls and speared with 
toothpicks, could work)

Some more toothpick dishes:
meatballs-msg     (12K)  6/29/03    Period dishes with meatballs.
sausages-msg     (128K)  1/10/03    Period sausages. Making sausage.

For beverages:
jalabs-msg        (64K)  7/22/02    Drinks with a sugar or honey-syrup 
base such
                                        as Sekanjabin (Persian Mint 
Drink).
beverages-NA-msg  (80K)  9/ 2/99    Non-alcoholic beverages.

Stefan
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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
    Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas          
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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