[Sca-cooks] chicken breeds in period? (sort of off-topic)

[christine lopez]

That should have been "dorkings" typing on a mobile phone really isn't
helpful
Sorry for the mistake.
On Apr 24, 2013 4:09 PM, "christine lopez" <elinorsmommy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Spellings were and still are called the chickens that fed the Roman army.
> They are a period breed they are considered rare but we have enjoyed
> raising them. Most of the hatcheries have them. Also the Silkies have been
> around for centuries in China and have been mentioned  as being in Italy in
> the 14/1500 but I can't remember the doc. It was an ag doc not a cookbook.
> Leonor Constanza
> On Apr 24, 2013 3:57 PM, "Carol Smith" <eskesmith at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Could anyone provide me with information on chicken breeds available in
>> Europe during our time period (date and place would be a plus)?  And if yo
>> know of any such breeds, is there any source where I could get them around
>> NYC?  We're trying something, just for fun here: comparing several types of
>> chicken using one recipe (Markham's excellent way to cook chicken) for
>> flavor comparison.
>>
>> So far, we think we'll be trying Chinese silk chicken, a free-range
>> chicken, a commercially produced chicken, a Cornish game hen or a Guinea
>> hen, and possibly a "period breed" of chicken, if such a bird exists.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Brekke
>>
>>
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