[Sca-cooks] Cassenadt

[Terry Decker]

No.  "Cypress" is reference to the source of the sugar, Cyprus.  Cassonade 
refers to a type of sugar transported in a caisson (chest or box). 
Specifically, cassonade is a dark brown sugar, heavy in molasses.  A couple 
of references suggest that it will not form a proper sugar loaf and is 
transported in boxes for that reason.

Bear


>
> Given the connection of the word to sugar, I wonder if it's the
> equivalent to "cypress" in medieval English recipe titles (e.g.
> indicating a sweet dish).  Do the recipes marked "cassenadt" all contain
> honey or sugar?  Are there recipes with titles like "viand cypress of
> salmon" in Rumpolt?
>
> - Doc