[Sca-cooks] crabapples

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Sep 20, 2005, at 3:59 AM, David Friedman wrote:

>> I think you can find directions for making verjuice from  
>> crabapples in this Florilegium file, or at least references to  
>> period commentary on doing this.
>>
>
> The source I'm familiar with is 17th century--May.

Also Markham's "The English Hus-Wife". As I recall, the Best edition  
has illustrations of the equipment you'll need, including an  
intriguing long-handled hammer which looks like something out of "The  
Shining", used to beat the crabs into submission/pureedom.

Adamantius


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