[Sca-cooks] Chickpea and Barley Flour
S CLEMENGER
sclemenger at msn.com
Mon Jan 28 19:12:53 PST 2008
I knew that about rye, Dragon...sorry I wasn't specific enough, but I didn't mean *that* far North...talking Ireland and southern Britain. Thanks for the link and the info....
--Maire
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From: Dragon<mailto:dragon at crimson-dragon.com>
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Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Chickpea and Barley Flour
Northern Europe was actually rye country. Wheat does not grow well up in
the northernmost latitudes.
Having said that, the wheat in Medieval Europe would most likely have been
similar to the soft wheat varieties grown today with some areas
(particularly in Italy) also growing hard wheat and durum wheat.
I'd suggest finding some spring wheat, a health food store may be a good
place but you should also check out brewing supply stores for unmalted
wheat.
Red wheat varieties tend to have more flavor than white varieties.
Here's a page that has a good quick reference to the different types:
http://www.smallgrains.org/whfacts/6CLASSWH.HTM<http://www.smallgrains.org/whfacts/6CLASSWH.HTM>
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