[Sca-cooks] New 'invention' of medieval food?

[Laura C. Minnick]

On 8/19/2011 7:15 AM, Gretchen Beck wrote:
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> Actually, I have seen references to Middle English uses of the word
> "alegar" (albeit only in secondary sources about brewing; haven't
> chased down any references) - but I'm quite certain it was more
> commonly referred to as a vinegar, even back then.
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> THe Middle English Dictionary has these quotes (s.v aligre)
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>      (a1399) Form Cury (Add 5016)   56:  Vynegur, aysell, oþer alegur.  (c1422) Invent.Norwich in Nrf.Archaeol.12   202:  j parvum barel pro alegre.  a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)   28:  With Venegre, or eysel, or with Alegere.  c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)   24/25:  Temper it with a lyttell aleg[er] of gude alle.

Awesome! Well, they're not spelled the same. And he's still not making 
'alegar' from a 15th century recipe. :-P

Liutgard

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