[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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