[Sca-cooks] Sweet frumenty recipes...

[Susan Fox]

In the 23rd Century, Mistress Miniver Cheevey!

Signed, Captain Colfox of the starship... oh nevermind


Huette von Ahrens wrote:

>And when is it best to use quadrotriticale? :-)
>
>Huette, slinking back to her Asylum...
>
>--- Terry Decker <t.d.decker at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>>A soft wheat would be most appropriate, although hard red winter wheat has 
>>worked for me.  Depending on the time and the location, the wheat would 
>>likely have been emmer (Triticum dicoccum), club wheat (T. aestivum 
>>compactum) or a soft common wheat (T. aestivum aestivum).  Modern wheats are 
>>variants of the latter subspecies.
>>
>>Spelt (T. spelta) was the most common hard wheat from Antiquity well into 
>>the Middle Ages.  Most of the hard wheats are modern hybrids.
>>
>>Bear
>>
>>
>>>Does anyone know what kind of wheat would
>>>be most appropriate? A hard winter wheat? something softer?
>>>--Maire, off to go get ready for work....
>>>