[Sca-cooks] Sekanjabin Origins now vinegar

[Sandra Kisner]

>>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