[Sca-cooks] Cheese and appetizers (was)Feast costs/budgets

euriol euriol at ptd.net
Wed Feb 20 06:44:17 PST 2008


There was suppose to be a "not" in that last sentence as in  "you can not
have too much cheese".

Far too early yet, I need to drink more coffee.

Euriol

On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:57:48 -0500, euriol <euriol at ptd.net> wrote:
> I think that if you go to a good cheese shop and ask for a taste of the
> cheeses you wish to serve you will be able to determine if they go well
> together. As for my personal choice, you can have too much cheese.
> 
> Euriol
> 
> On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:34:04 -0600 (Central Standard Time), "Bhadra"
> <bhadradharma at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I don't know why I got this 3 times, but its wonderful and I'm very
>> grateful
>>
>> This is a pot luck appetizer I must prepare and the cheezes for that
>> reason
>> Would be perfect, especially paired with fresh fruits and crackers of
> some
>> kind.
>>
>> I didn't see any Spanish cheeses there but I have found a Gallician
>> Tetilla,
>> Does anyone have any references on this cheese?
>> I think putting it with a Fontina, Munster, and Cheshire would properly
>> Represent all the countries themed at this rapier event.
>>
>> Will the Munster and Cheshire pair well with the Tetilla and Fontina?
>> Thank you so much! This has been very helpful.
>> Sabina
>>
>> -------Original Message-------
>>
>> From: Christine Seelye-King
>> Date: 2/19/2008 9:15:26 PM
>> To: 'Cooks within the SCA'
>> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Cheese and appetizers (was)Feast costs/budgets
>>
>> Cheshire           54BC  "Julius Caesar discovers the Britons making..."
>> Gruyere            1722   "introduced into France"
>>
>> Referenced in Trager, James, The Food Chronology.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sca-cooks-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org
>> [mailto:sca-cooks-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Christine
>> Seelye-King
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:12 PM
>> To: 'Cooks within the SCA'
>> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Cheese and appetizers (was)Feast costs/budgets
>>
>> Here is another one with more detail and some references:
>> Type of Cheese          Date of Earliest Reference             
> Reference
>> Feta                    {1184BC}                                [1]
>> Sbrinz                  "...Roman times..."                     [6]
>> Romano                  "...since the time of Christ..."        [6]
>> Cantal                  "...to the time of the Gauls..."        [6]
>> Munster                 8th Century                             [6]
>> Gorgonzola              879AD/11th century                      [1], [6]
>> Roquefort               1070AD/"was the favorite cheese         [1], [6]
>>                         of Charlemagne and King Charles VI"
>> Wensleydale             {1150AD}                                [4]
>> Grana                   1200AD/13th Century                     [1], [6]
>> Fontina                 13th Century; "favorite of the          [6]
>>                                 Duke of Savoy"
>> Beaufort                {1267AD}                                [2]
>> Emmental(aka "Swiss")   {1267AD}                                [2]
>> Comte                   {1267AD}                                [2]
>> Cheddar                 1500AD                                  [1]
>> Parmesan                1579AD/{1200AD-1300AD}                  [1], [3]
>> Gouda                   1697AD                                  [1]
>> Gloucester              1697AD                                  [1]
>> Stilton                 1785AD                                  [1]
>> Camembert               1791AD                                  [1], [5]
>>
>> {} signifies I consider that the date is dubious.
>> /  two dates reported
>>
>> Sources:
>> [1] http://www.efr.hw.ac.uk/SDA/book1.html
>> [2] http://www.franceway.com/cheese/history.htm
>> [3] http://www.parmigiano-reggiano.it/estoria.htm
>> [4] http://www.wensleydale-creamery.co.uk/history.htm
>> [5] http://www.camembert-country.com/cwp/cam_hise.htm and
>> http://www.cheese-gourmet.com/
>> [6] http://wgx.com/cheesenet/wci/
>>
>> Compiled by
>> Brian of Trollfen
>> Bxs3829 at usl.edu
>>
>>
>>
>>
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