[Sca-cooks] Looking for a Roman sweet

[Antonia Calvo]

Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:
>>> 50 large Eggs (4 doz. + 2 eggs)
>>> <snip>
>>> 2 Tb. and 1-1/2 tsp White Wine
>>> 2 Tb. Olive Oil
>>> 30 cups Whole Milk (= 1 gallon + 3 quarts + 2 cups) 
>>>       
>> Those seem like *microscopic* quantities of wine and oil for 50 eggs and nearly two gallons of milk.
>>     
>
> I spotted that, too. You think maybe some ingredient quantities didn't get multiplied out correctly?
>   

Dunno-- I tend to assume mistake, but it's hard to be sure.  There *are* 
a few recipe redactors out there who seem to be terrified of 
*ingredients* :-)



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Antonia di Benedetto Calvo

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