[Sca-cooks] Re: period recipes for holiday gifts

[Elaine Koogler]

Sue Clemenger wrote:

> You betcha!
> How about mustards or Elizabethan wash balls (okay, so those aren't 
> edible, but it still takes a recipe!) I mostly "do" mustards for 
> gifties for royalty to give out, but they're quite popular.  I put the 
> stuff into little 4 oz. jelly jars and water bath 'em to seal them.
> Or Cider Sauce (I'm actually making that one for local friends this 
> year).  This might be a little more problematic to mail out.
> Or spice blends! Hippocras powder, or Powder Forte, or Powder Douce.
> Or maybe a basket with enough of the right kind of goodies in it to 
> make a small "feast" for 2 or 4 (like those ethnic baskets one often 
> sees this time of year).
> --maire
>
I also do mustards, particularly the red mustard from Platina.  I make 
lemon curd, as well.  I have also baked cookies...I do a shortbread with 
minced candied ginger in it that folks seem to enjoy.  Last year I found 
a marvelous recipe for Pear Butter, but when my computer bit the "big 
one", I seem to have lost the recipe...boo, Hiss.  Most of the things I 
make are given in person so I don't have to worry about breakage.  I 
suspect that the Alaju that I shared the recipe back a day or so ago 
would be a good gift as well...it's incredibly easy to make, and it is 
really good.

Kiri