[Sca-cooks] PPC #77

[Elaine Koogler]

Elise Fleming wrote:

>Greetings!  The newest Petits Propos Culinaires (#77) arrived a few days
>ago and there are several articles of interest to SCAdians.
>
>The first is "Parisian Bread Circa 1654".  This includes a reprint of John
>Evelyn's "Panificiuim" with the French text from "Les Delices de la
>Campagne", by Nicolas Bonnefons.  Rubel, the article's author, indicates
>that Evelyn made a few mistranslations but basically contains the French
>text in English.  There's enough difference, apparently, that it might be
>interesting for a SCAdian to work on the French and do a new translation. 
>The article points out a few of the similarities between English and French
>breads, specifically Markham's "cheat bread", so one might use this as a
>possible reference for slightly OOP breads.
>
>The next is "The Food of the North" by Jane Stevenson and Peter Davidson. 
>While the article isn't specifically about period foods, it does list and
>detail which foods were in various parts of northern Europe during SCA
>times.  One could then add or eliminate foods when doing SCA feasts.
>
>Charles Perry has contributed "The Original al-Baghdadi", pointing out some
>places where he thinks material was incorrectly translated and some
>additional recipes that don't appear in other versions.  There are no
>recipes given.
>
>Andrew Dalby wrote "Platina, Brantome and the Female Libido" which mentions
>some aphrodisiacs and connections to Platina.
>
>The book review section includes a review of "The Receipt Book of Lady Anne
>Blencowe", a work that is admittedly OOP, but one that several of us own. 
>This version appears to have a "transcription with adaptation of some of
>the recipes for the modern kitchen by a worker in the field of herbs and
>preserves."  The British pound price translates to about $15.  (Devra???)
>
>Alys Katharine
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Devra, can you get copies of this issue?  I had the name of a bookseller 
that specialized in selling, among other things, back issues of Petits 
Propos, but since I lost my laptop...long story, don't ask, got a new 
one for free from IBM...I don't have the information about them anymore.

Thanks!

Kiri