[Sca-cooks] Query about verjus...urgent!!

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Dec 6, 2010, at 11:25 AM, Elaine Koogler wrote:

> 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

Verjuice very definitely can be made from crabapples (see Markham's recipe), and I remember reading some reference to green wheat, but don't remember where. Of course, this could be one of those things where a scribal, textual, or translator's error is made and repeated over the centuries...

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