[Sca-cooks] Carrot-Cheese Pie in Scappi

[Terry Decker]

Provatura is a buffalo (not bison) milk cheese with a texture similar to
mozzarella.  You can use mozzarella as a substitute.

Bear

> Okay, I've located the original recipe in Scappi's "Opera".  It's at:
> http://alfama.sim.ucm.es/dioscorides/consulta_libro.asp?ref=X533351951
> Go to image 739.
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> I could use some help from the Italian readers out there.  (Helwyse, you
listening?)
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> It calls for one pound of grated Parmasan cheese or _________ (can't read
the word)
> A pound and a half of fatty cheese
> Six ounces of provatura
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> To refresh your memories, Granado's version calls for "a pound of Tronchon
cheese and a pound and a half of buttery Pinto cheese, and six ounces of
fresh cheese".
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> Lady Brighid ni Chiarain