[Sca-cooks] Turkeys ARE Period!

[grizly]

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> Johann, isn't there also some reason to think that the Turkey came in
> through the trade routes from the middle East and thought of as native to
> India or Turkey?
>
> Regina,

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> > > > I think you are thinking of maize as the new world food that was
thought to
have come from Turkey. Gerard refers to it as Turkey corn And clarifies to
the reader that it does not come from Asia minor which is the domain of
Turks but through Spain from the Americans.
De   > > > > > > >> > >

The name of the Turkey itself is a conundrum in that they appeared to know
it was from the New World, but didn't know exactly what the New World was.
Still thought it was the wrap-around of the Eastern edges of civilization.
Look through Wikipedia for some quick and painless information about the
very surface of the information and history.  It answers some questions, and
raises still others.  Naming confusion appears to be consistent with what is
being discussed here . . .

niccolo difrancesco