[Sca-cooks] 16th C non-alcoholic drinks?

[Tom Vincent]

I recall seeing some drinks for the infirmed listed in either Viandier of Taillevent or A Sip Through Time
   
   
  Here's one from the discredited Fabulous Feasts:
   
  Spicy Pomegranate Drink Medieval
  
  Author/Submitted by: 
Servings: 1
Categories: Fruits / Medieval / Non-Alcoholic Beverages 
  Ingredients:
    1.50 c Water
    1.00 c Sugar
    0.50 ts Cinnamon
    0.25 ts Nutmeg
    0.13 ts Ginger
    4.00 ea Whole cloves
    0.50 ea Unblemished lemon
    1.00 qt Fresh pomegranate juice -OR-
    6.00 ea To 8 medium-sized
    -pomegranates, skinned, the 
    -pith removed, seeds
    -squeezed, pulverized
    -and strained

  Directions:
In a large enameled pot combine water, sugar, and all spices. Bring to a boil and gently simmer for 7 minutes. Remove the whole cloves. Finely grate the lemon peel and reserve it. Squeeze the juice from the lemon. Add the pomegranate juice and lemon juice to the hot spiced fluid. Bring to slow boil, then simmer for 2 minutes. Serve warm with a garnish of grated lemon peel for each glass. Or serve cool, garnishing each glass with peel and a small wedge of fresh lemon. From _Fabulous Feasts- Medieval Cookery and Ceremony_ by Madeleine Pelner Cosman George Braziller, Inc. ISBN 0-8076-0832-7 Typos by Jeff Pruett Submitted By STEPHEN HAFFLY On 05-15-95 (2015) 
   
  http://www.floras-hideout.com/drrecipes/recipes.php?page=drrecipes&data=q-z/Spicy_Pomegranate_Drink_Medieval
   
  Of course, you can always make a Medieval wine drink with that neutered wine stuff.
   
   
  Duriel

Johnna Holloway <johnna at sitka.engin.umich.edu> wrote:
  Heresy, Milord, heresy to have mislaid so valuable a text.
Mine is here at hand.
Let's see.. lots on wines, recipes for wines,
discussions of beer and ale, verjuice, There is a bottled lemon water R321.
Mention that Ingatestone Hall had piped supply of 'sweet'
springwater on page 17.
Beginning on page 363 there is a section on SIRRUP recipes and
Hess notes that these were clearly medicinal, but that they would have been
used to provide cooling drinks in warm weather. These include recipes
for sirrups of violets, roses, etc. Lots of steeping of petals in water.
You could substitute bottled syrups I would think.
The manuscripts are dated circa 1580-1625,.

Johnnae

Daniel Phelps wrote:

>While I seem to have misplaced my copy of it, Karen Hess's work "Martha
>Washington's Book of Cookery" might be worth a look.
>
>Daniel
>
> 
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