[Sca-cooks] Re:sweet oranges

[Johnna Holloway]

With regard to the questions posed by Anahita as regards
oranges and the recipe in Fabulous feasts,  my notes show that
there was a sweet orange available in Europe prior to 1500.
Louis XI of France sent for "sweet oranges" during his reign
and Platina also mentions that some oranges are tart and some sweet.
No idea as to where Cosman got her original idea for the recipe.
There was a later introduction of another larger sweeter, orange by the 
Portuguese
in the 1520's too as Bear notes.

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Johnnae