[Sca-cooks] Silq bi-laban (spinach and sesame [sic] dip)

[Suey]

There seems to be a translation issue, Silq bi

laban would be spinach and yogurt.  Laban is 
yogurt not sesame.  I'd consider this a sauce or 
side dish, not an entree.

This would seem to be from Al Baghdadi Chapter 
VII: On pickles, relishes and condiments

http://www.kal69.dial.pipex.com/shop/pages/isbn420.pdf has the index
http://www.kal69.dial.pipex.com/shop/system/index.html

I don't have a copy of this, but perhaps someone 
can look it up for you.  Hope this helps.

Ranvaig
 	Thank you so much Ranvaig for the lead. The planners of the dinner will be thrilled to know that this is another 13th C recipe. I do not have a copy of it but will see if someone can  email me the page number before the recipes go to print. 
	You are absolutely right, there is no sesame but garlic in this recipe. We plan to serve it as an appetizer. 
	Recently, all my files were riped out by a virus and I thought did not have a backup of the recipe. By pure chance I found my Spanish translation of it the other day, which roughly translated back into English is:  


*Silq bi-laban (spinach and garlic dip)*

*           * Heat a frying pan and add olive oil. Add mashed garlic and 
stir for 10 seconds. Add spinach, lower the heat and cover for one 
minute. Stir, cover and leave it another minute or until the spinach 
leaves wilt. Let it cool.
     Make a puree of this mixture. Put it in a bowl and add yogurt (1/4 
in comparison to the cream added) and sour cream, lemon juice, salt and 
pepper. Mix it well and refrigerate.

    Serve with pita bread.

Sue