[Sca-cooks] Query about verjus...urgent!!
Johnna Holloway
johnnae at mac.com
Mon Dec 6 08:46:39 PST 2010
Actually the MED, Middle English Dictionary states:
Acidic juice extracted from unripe or sour fruit, chiefly grapes but
also crabapples, verjuice:
(a) generally, or as a commodity, of unspecified purpose;
(b) used in combs. or phrases specifying the type or intended or
customary use of various vessels: ~ barel, barillum ad (pro) ~, botel
~, a barrel (bottle) for storing verjuice;
(c) cook. as an ingredient in dishes or sauces; also, such considered
with regard to its medicinal or wholesome properties [last quot.]; ~
of grapes, grapes ~;
The following definitions might relate to green wheat, provided green
wheat was considered to be the same as green herbs--
(d) cook. as a sauce; also, such considered with regard to its
medicinal or wholesome qualities; also, sauce made with green herbs [=
vert-sauce n.], whether or not containing verjuice; also fig. [quot.
c1390]; ?also, the green color of such sauce [quot. c1400]; ~ sauce;
mete ~, ?a pottage of white meat in green sauce;
c1390 Disp.Virg.& Cross (Vrn) 167-8,170: We schulde ete vr lomb in
sour vergeous; Sour vergeous mai make vr soules glad ... Sour vergeous
schal make þe deuel adrad.
e) as a tonic or medicine, usu. in the form of a drink mixed with
other liquids; also as an ingredient of topical medications; also, ?as
an herbal potion of astringent properties [quot. ?c1425];
Johnna
> On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 11:25 AM,
>>
>>> Hi folks, Got a question: has anyone ever heard of verjus being
>>> either made out
>>> of, or containing green wheat? I can't find any references to it
>>> but my
>>> knowledge, resources and experience may be limited!
>>> If you could respond right away, I'd be grateful!!
>>>
>>> Kiri
>>>
> --On Monday, December 06, 2010 11:27 AM -0500 Kate Wood <malkin at gmail.com
> > wrote: No, verjus is made from grapes, and as far as I know it's
> always made
>> from grapes.
>
On Dec 6, 2010, at 11:34 AM, Gretchen Beck wrote:
> Aren't there also recipes for it made from crabapples?
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