[Sca-cooks] Medieval Jewish Banquet

[Sharon Palmer]

>Came across this article while doing some 
>browsing this am and thought people might like 
>seeing it.
>Medieval Jewish banquet in small Italian town 
>resurrects forgotten menus By Ruth Ellen Gruber 
>· October 17, 2012                             
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>http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/10/17/3109541/medieval-jewish-banquet-in-small-italian-town-resurrects-forgot-menus
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>Johnnae
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But they are passing along this nonsense ""White 
sugar was considered a spice," Toaff said. "And 
salt and pepper were expensive because they 
served as 'refigerators' -- they preserved food, 
and they also hid any spoilage."

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