[Sca-cooks] Sauerbraten

[Terry Decker]

I've got one recipe which doesn't call for gingersnaps.  While it is 
possible that gingersnaps are a 16th Century "small cake," I have yet to see 
evidence of the fact.

Bear


> It sounds very likely that this is the case.  Now, though...does anyone 
> have a 'born on' date for
> Gingersnaps??  Every 'traditional' Sauerbraten recipe I have seen uses 
> Gingersnaps to thicken the
> sauce, and I'm just curious to know if these 'could' have been used in one 
> of the period recipes.
>
> William de Grandfort