[Sca-cooks] An Tir May Crown

[Susan Fox]

"Poma Amoris. Apples of Loue. [tomato]
...In Spaine and those hot Regions they vse to eat the Apples
prepared and boiled with pepper, salt, and oile: but they yeeld very
little nourishment to the bodie, and the same nought and corrupt.
Likewise they doe eat the Apples with oile, vineger and pepper
mixed together for sauce to their meate, euen as we in these cold
Countries doe Mustard." (From Gerard's Herbal, circa 1597.)

Yum, this sounds quite good and a low-carb way for us reducing types to
address that craving for the flavor of pizza or spaghetti.  I think that a
properly ripened tomato should need but little of the "point" of vinegar,
however.

Selene


On 5/14/06 10:19 AM, "otsisto" <otsisto at socket.net> wrote:

> Tomatoes are late period. Just not found in any recipes (yet) and only
> commented by John Gerard of Spanish using them for sauce over meat.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> I found those called traditional recipes. But tomatoes are not Period :(
> 
>