[Sca-cooks] Michelangelo and Butter
Johnna Holloway
johnnae at mac.com
Thu Feb 25 15:59:16 PST 2010
The person responsible for the feast and research is
Master Luke Knowlton.
See http://www.festadimichelangelo.org/subs/menu.html
I know that someone on the original list asked for the sources
already, but nothing has
been posted yet in response.
Johnnae
On Feb 25, 2010, at 6:44 PM, Suey wrote:
> When giving the menus for the Michelangelo Dayboard and Feast it was
> written:
>> Bread with honey, herb and plain butter
>>
>>
> and plain butter
>>
>>
>>
> I can't imagine butter being served in an Italian feast of that
> period. Olive oil is more likely if anything at all. The first
> butter factory in Madrid was at the turn of the 19th Century for
> Fernando VII's third wife. It closed after she died meaning it was
> as short lived as her marriage.
> Suey
>
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