[Sca-cooks] Period recipes at Christmastime

[Ian Kusz]

Well, Potage de Sante', from Digby.  Hard to screw up a sop.

On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Kingstaste <kingstaste at comcast.net> wrote:

> As a professional Santa and Mrs. Claus, we are on the go a lot, and have
> many days when stopping for a meal isn't possible.  I made a large batch of
> Hais this year, and it has been a great way to snack on something healthy
> and substantial as we go through our busy season.
> I know it isn't the same sort of "what food do you make for your family at
> this special time of year" recipe that you were asking for, but it is a
> period food that is serving us well!
> I may make some Gingerbrede for a friend once the 24th is past, and the
> Compost I made earlier this fall may well make an appearance on the
> Christmas dinner table.  I was flirting with the idea of trying a
> gluten-free plum pudding, but have decided on a flourless almond and pecan
> cake served with a muscadine port reduction.  Not period at all, but it
> will
> be yummy.
> Joyeaux Noel!
> Christianna Claus ;)
>
>
> I was going to ask what everyone is cooking for Christmas, but I thought
> that was kind of off topic. So I thought I'd ask what period dish you'd
> cook
> for Christmas? Or what you'd cook for a period Christmas?
>
> I can't go past Bourbelier de Sanglier from Le Menagier myself. Although if
> it was a proper period Christmas I suppose you would want a boar's head or
> a
> swan.
>
> Angharad
>
>
>
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