[Sca-cooks] Book Questions...

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

QUESTION ONE

I recently picked up a used copy of
The Food Chronology
by James Trager

It is organized by century, each broken down into years, with 
significant food, economic, and political tidbits with each. It 
begins with very early pre-history (pre-human, in fact) not broken by 
year :-) The volume i have ends with 1995. The book is 783 pages 
long, with 109 pages devoted to pre-1601, 60 pages of index and no 
bibliography. It attempts to cover the whole world, but i assume is 
stronger on Europe and North America.

I wonder if anyone has any opinions about its quality / usefulness 
(opinions? hah! this list?)

QUESTION TWO

Additionally, I had no idea that the previous owner, an SCA 
acquaintance, smoked until i got The Chronology and both volumes of 
_Take a Thousand Eggs or More_ which i also bought from her, home (i 
picked them up at an event and didn't crack them open there). They 
smell like much-used ashtrays. Anyone know of a way to get rid of the 
nasty tobacco smoke odor? It's giving me a stuffed nose and itchy 
eyes.

Thanks
-- 
Urtatim, formerly Anahita