[Sca-cooks] Le Viandier Spice Question

[a5foil]

As I have Prescott's translation right here --

"Picon" refers to the Pichon edition of Le Viandier de Guillaume Tirel dit
Taillevent. The spice blend recipe given by Prescott is in the "Additional
Recipes" section, the implication being that it is NOT in Taillevent.

 I am guessing that it might be the recipe from the mid-16th century "Livre
fort excellent de cuysine" which Scully (in Early French Cooking) says is "a
distant derivative of the Viandier" since he says that it includes nutmeg,
galingale and long pepper as well as the ginger, cinnamon, cloves, grains of
paradise and sugar in the Menagier recipe.

If you need the Menagier recipe from Scully, let me know.

Sorry I can't check further. Anyone have either Pichon or the "Livre fort
excellent de cuysine"?

Cynara




----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 3:04 PM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Le Viandier Spice Question


> In a Spice message in Stefan's ever helpful resource, the
> Florilegium, was a recipe for a Spice Powder. I have not copied the
> original message, but the relevant parts are below.
>
> Le Viandier de Taillevent
> translated by James Prescott,  as quoted by Picon, p. 26
> Section 222, Spice Powder
> Grind ginger 4 parts, Cassia 3-1/2 parts nutmeg 2 parts pepper 1-1/2
> parts, long pepper, cloves, grains of paradise and galingale 1 part
> each.
>
> I realize there are a number of different editions out there. I have
> the translation of Le Viandier in Cariadoc's Cookbook Collection, but
> it doesn't have section numbers, and i'm not finding the spice powder
> - could be right there and i'm just not seeing it.
>
> So what is Picon? Is this referring to the Picon edition of Le
> Menagier? Is there a Picon edition of Taillevent? Or a Picon article
> published elsewhere?
>
> Does anyone have this resource in its original form? I would like to
> include it in my "Fine Spice" documentation, but i'd like to verify
> the source. Our event is in on Saturday March 12, so i doubt there's
> time for me to purchase a copy of another edition.
>
> Thanks for any assistance,
>
> Anahita
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