[Sca-cooks] Lemon Relish, was Silver Spoon - Mists Fall Coronet

[K C Francis]

What kind of lemons did you use?  Do you feel there would be significant 
difference with Meyers vs Lisbon?

Katira
who grows Meyers


>From: lilinah at earthlink.net
>Reply-To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
>To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>Subject: [Sca-cooks] Lemon Relish, was Silver Spoon - Mists Fall Coronet
>Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 10:18:03 -0700
>
>Stefan wrote:
>>Gunthar suggested:
>>  > I hope someone does the thin sliced lemons with sugar!
>>  > Yum!
>>  > And refreshing.
>>
>>Sounds like it could be very nice tasting, but is there any evidence
>>for this being a period dish?
>
>I think Gunthar is thinking of something else, but i served a German recipe 
>for chopped lemons tossed with sugar and pomegranate seeds at the mostly 
>German Boar Hunt, my second feast, 2001. Recipe on my website:
>http://home.earthlink.net/~lilinah/2001_Feasts/2001-Boar_Hunt/2001-0menu.html
>
>Lemon and pomegranate relish
>Marx Rumpolt, Ein New Kochbuch, 1581
>37. Lemon chopped with sugar and sprinkled with pomegranate seeds.
>
>My Recipe:
>makes 10 small bowls
>
>10 medium lemons
>5 pomegranates
>plenty of granulated sugar
>
>1. Peel pomegranates, separating seeds into a large bowl, removing all 
>pith. Pomegranates contain tannin and will stain clothes and hands. Be sure 
>to wear an apron - and latex/rubber gloves if you wish.
>2. Sprinkle pomegranate seeds with sugar.
>3. Chop lemons up completely and finely, removing only the seeds.
>4. Mix with pomegranate seeds.
>5. Sprinkle with lots sugar. Let stand. Add more sugar as necessary.
>6. Serve in small dishes.
>
>There wasn't a scrap left and people were begging for more.
>--
>Urtatim (that's err-tah-TEEM)
>the persona formerly known as Anahita
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