[Sca-cooks] When meat isn't meat

[Terry Decker]

"Char" is a derivative of the Latin "caro" (showing up in various texts as 
carnis, carne, etc.).  The word generally means "meat" or "flesh" and is 
used without differentiation in the context of both animal and vegetable.

Bear

> Maybe "char" has that meaning in Middle-French, but I'm not sure.  In 
> 15th century English there are recipes that use "char" to refer to  the 
> flesh of fruit.  Both of the examples below have their names  clearly 
> taken from French.
>
> - Doc