[Sca-cooks] in the thick of it...

[Stefan li Rous]

Aoghann mentioned:
> A leechbook of the period. I am not an expert on these matters (yet),
> but sage is also listed as available during that period by Mary  
> Savelli
> "Tastes of Anglo-Saxon England", Colin Spencer "British Food" and I
> think in Maggie Black's work (but that is back in the library now).

I would be very cautious about using Mary Savelli's "Tastes of Anglo- 
Saxon England" for any kind of documentation. I, unfortunately,  
bought this book. Rather thin for the price and I was even more upset  
when I began reading it carefully. I don't remember my exact concerns  
or the fallacies I found, but I'm hardly an expert so the problems  
are not going to be tiny things.

If you do a search with the search engine in the Florilegium, you  
will find messages reviewing this book.

This is what Mistress Jaelle has to say about this book in the  
following bibliography:
cookbooks-bib     (44K)  2/15/04    Cookbook bib. by Mistress Jaelle  
of Armida.

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Savelli, Mary. TASTE OF ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND. Anglo-Saxon Books.  
Norfolk, England. 2002.  There are no extant Anglo-Saxon cookbooks,  
so all the recipes in here are made up by the author, based on what  
is known of Anglo-Saxon food. NOT RECOMMENDED
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You don't mention these books, but for info on whether a particular  
plant or food item was eaten in Anglo-Saxon England, I would  
recommend these books by Ann Hagen:

 >>>
Hagen, Ann. A HANDBOOK OF ANGLO-SAXON FOOD. Processing and  
Consumption.  Anglo-Saxon Books, Nisslwawx, England. 1992.  This is  
not a cookbook per say, but a book about Anglo-Saxon food and  
foodways.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Hagen, Ann. A SECOND HANDBOOK OF ANGLO-SAXON FOOD & DRINK: PRODUCTION  
& DISTRIBUTION. Anglo-Saxon Books. 1995.  An excellent book about the  
foods available in that time period, and information on how they were  
eaten. Not a cookbook, but good information about the food and  
foodways.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Stefan
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