[Sca-cooks] red currents
Jane Boyko
jboyko at magma.ca
Tue Jul 14 05:34:04 PDT 2009
Hi Freda
1636 is the date on the reprint that I have. London: John Haviland.
I don't know if it is fruit leathers or not. I haven't made those
since I was a child. I wonder about the molds they suggest you put it
into? For the modern mind I think jars and lids. I also do not know
what Quodiniaks are and I don't have an index or glossary for this
particular pamphlet.
I have another recipe from Nostradamus for cherry jelly. The book I
have "The Elixirs of Nostramdamus" refers to Nostradamus' original
recipes for elixers, scented water, beauty potions and sweetmeats
which was originally published in 1552 in French and translated in
1572. This edition by Knut Boeser has updated the English to make it
more modern but has tried to remain true to the original.
Unfortunately I do not have the French or the original English
translation included. One recipe is called: Another method of
making a transparent jelly from bitter cherries which is more delicate
and expensive than the previous one and for use only by the nobility.
Reading through this it sounds like jello as he suggests to serve it
in small bowls. However, sugar and juice can create jelly preserves.
What's to stop you using another fruit. I know it is conjecture.
Now the above book by Haviland does have recipes for:
Preserving red, white, green pippins; lemons and oranges; quinces;
apricots, pears and plums; cherries; peaches; barberries; gooseberries
etc. There are also methods on candying various flowers, preserving
green almonds; candying nuts etc.
And the cherry recipe is similar in instruction to Nostradamus' but it
adds you can put the preserves up and so keep them all year.
Hope this provides some clarifications.
Marina
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