[Sca-cooks] Hildegard's dips?

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Sep 13, 2007, at 8:29 AM, Johnna Holloway wrote:

> Description reads:
> Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was a remarkable woman-a scholar, nun,
> mystic, theologian, physician, and composer. She also possessed, by
> means of heavenly visions, precious knowledge about human nutrition.
> Here are hundreds of *her recipes* for meat, vegetables, salads,  
> soups,
> cereals, pastas, sauces, dips, beverages, jams, coffees, wines and  
> desserts.
> Her recipes?
> An twelfth century convent serving a selection of dips and coffees?

You're arguing with heavenly visions??? And you call yourself an  
American???

I hear Hildegarde was especially fond of General Foods Cafe Vienna on  
rainy afternoons.

Adamantius