[Sca-cooks] Lebkuchen question

[Terry Decker]

Lebkuchen is translated as gingerbread.

As for dominoes, the game is referenced in Chinese literature around 1120, 
but it may be 2000 to 3000 years older than that.  A single domino was found 
on the Mary Rose (16th Century), but it may be an invasive artifact.  18th 
Century is one of the accepted dates for dominoes in Europe.

Bear

> I wasn't aware of a connection between Lebkuchen and gingerbread,  however 
> perhaps I'm just not familiar with Lebkuchen. I'm not at all  familiar 
> with what you mean by "lebkuchen herzen" or "domino stones".  Or is the 
> last what you play dominos with?
>
> However, this file in the FOOD-SWEETS section of the Florilegium does 
> have a fair amount of info about period gingerbread and its history:
> gingerbread-msg   (48K)  6/15/04    Medieval gingerbread. Recipes.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-SWEETS/gingerbread-msg.html
>
> Stefan
> (Hmmm.I wonder if the game of dominos goes back to medieval times?)