[Sca-cooks] Cookbooks for Beginners
Stefan li Rous
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Mon Jun 2 20:04:57 PDT 2008
Christianna asked:
<<< I recently received a small gift certificate to Barnes and
Noble. I think
I can use it on line and in the store.
As a beginning period cook, what are 3 to 5 of the best period cookbooks
(in print, not outrageously priced, preferably under $50) for beginners,
or cooking library "must haves" for those just starting out? Are
there any
cookbooks that beginners should definitely avoid? >>>
I've just gotten started on today's digests (six!) and I can see that
several people have already replied to this question, but let me
suggest that there are some files in the Florilegium FOOD-BOOKS
section which might be of interest to you.
This first one is a fairly comprehensive bibliography on period books
about cooking and is notated as to whether which ones are good or bad.
cookbooks-bib (44K) 2/15/04 Cookbook bib. by Mistress Jaelle
of Armida.
This next one has some suggestions on period cookbooks for those new
to medieval cooking:
cb-novices-msg (13K) 10/14/98 Cookbooks for those new to
medieval cooking.
This same section also has some files with reviews on specific books,
as well as a series of files such as:
cookbooks-msg (72K) 12/21/01 Reviews of cookbooks with
medieval recipes.
Messages posted before
September 1995.
which holds reviews and comments from this list and others about
specific cookbooks.
If you are interested in books *about* medieval food and dining,
which are not specifically cookbooks, this file has reviews for many:
books-food-msg (172K) 2/21/08 Books about food. Not cookbooks.
Stefan
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THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra
Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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