[Sca-cooks] Early Period varieties of vegetables
Stefan li Rous
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Wed Apr 25 21:56:15 PDT 2012
Tre asked:
<<< I looked in the florilegium and didn't see anything...but I may
have missed it.
I'm trying to find varieties of several vegetables that would be at
least close to the viking/anglo-saxon varieties. >>>
Generally in the Florilegium, I don't have foods separated by time,
other than the New World food items. Part of it is because it is
difficult to define just where the dividing line is to be for
different foods.
Try these files:
fd-Anglo-Saxn-msg (33K) 7/19/10 Food of Anglo-Saxon England.
References.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BY-REGION/fd-Anglo-Saxn-msg.html
fd-Norse-msg (66K) 3/16/08 Norse and Viking food.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BY-REGION/fd-Norse-msg.html
Also, in the NORSE section:
Norse-food-art (8K) 7/26/94 Article on what the Norse ate.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/NORSE/Norse-food-art.html
<<<I already found a source for purple carrots, so plan to use those.
I'm looking at Cabbage, and thinking of possibly using kale instead of
modern cabbage, as some of what I'm seeing says that early cabbage was
more leafy and less head. >>>
cabbages-msg (104K) 12/ 6/11 Period cabbages. Broccoli,
Cauliflower,
Brussel Sprouts. Recipes.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/cabbages-msg.html
<<< I know several of my recipes call specifically for leeks, and that
isn't a problem, but other recipes call for onions, and I was
wondering what variety might be closest to what was available. >>>
leeks-msg (33K) 12/10/09 Recipes for dishes using leeks.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/leeks-msg.html
onions-msg (74K) 3/23/10 Period onions. Scallions, shallots.
recipes.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/onions-msg.html
I hope this helps.
Stefan
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Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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