[Sca-cooks] Sekanjabin Origins now vinegar
Sandra Kisner
sjk3 at cornell.edu
Thu Nov 18 11:34:34 PST 2004
>>I don't suppose you know of a period cookbook with an actual recipe for
>>vinegar? I'm still having trouble documenting it.
>>
>>Elewyiss
>
>I judge cooking competitions with some frequency. I am often surprised and
>find it odd when someone includes a recipe from a specific time and place,
>and then feels it necessary to "document" every ingredient, as if one
>needs to prove the existence of all the ingredients in the recipe.
>
>I've seen this in A&S entries too. A person presents a particular object
>based on an actual known piece - say, weaving - and then includes a page
>documenting the history of the skill - as if they need to prove that
>weaving existed in the 13th century - because it's existence might be
>doubted by a judge? (and, no they weren't documenting a specific type of
>weaving, just weaving in general.)
>
>Is all this side-documenting of ingredients, or even the very technique, a
>requirement in some kingdoms?
>
>Anahita
>who hasn't felt the need to document the existence of fire or salt
Perhaps the vinegar itself is the entry?
Sandra
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