[Sca-cooks] Fwd: History of pasta

[Terry Decker]

It's been years since I read The Decameron or even The Canterbury Tales. 
These days I seem to fluctuate between finance texts, computer security 
manuals and an occasional dip into Hakluyt (although I did sneak in a batch 
of Kathy Reichs mysteries the past couple of weeks).  Enjoy the reading.

Bear

> Bear,
>
> I appreciate your sharing this information.  While I was aware that the 
> Decameron was well within period, I do not have a copy to look at.  (When 
> I visit my brother in a couple of weeks, I will borrow his copy and read 
> as much as I can during my visit.)
>
> It is certainly more than reasonable that in stories about "local" people 
> and situations that the foods described would sound "local" to the reader.
>
> Cordelia