[Sca-cooks] New World Foods / potato in Rumpolt?

[Johnna Holloway]

What research paper? Are the Author, title and date available?
What do you mean by "the Daphne of France" ?

Johnnae

Jane Tremaine wrote:
> I have read a research paper showing that the Daphne of France ate Potatoes 
> prepared just like Truffles and in Germany they were eaten regularly.  But 
> in England only one guy had them in his hothouse and they were considered 
> odd.. all of this is in the 16th century.  My point being to say in general 
> a food was not eaten in our time period is a misnomer and should be 
> carefully researched for differences in regional preferences.
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> Jana
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