[Sca-cooks] Rape Seed Oil, Canola Oil, and the Early Norse
JIMCHEVAL at aol.com
JIMCHEVAL at aol.com
Thu Apr 25 20:05:54 PDT 2013
"This source of oil was noticed by the Vikings, whose diet has included
cod-liver oil for centuries. In ancient Norway, it was the custom to keep a
basin of cod- liveroil and a dipper by the inner door of each house so that
the family and visitors ..."
Foods and Nutrition Encyclopedia, Volume 1
edited by Audrey H. Ensminger
"Lighting was supplied by the fire, oil lamps (using herring or seal oil),
and later on by wax candles"
The A to Z of the Vikings
By Katherine Holman
"Both whale and seal meat were considered delicacies, and the oil was used
for lamps and, in the case of seal oil, was an alternative to butter."
Daily life of the Vikings
By Kirsten Wolf
How dependable is all this? Can't say.
Jim Chevallier
www.chezjim.com
A History of Coffee and Other Refreshments in Early Modern France
by Pierre Le Grand d'Aussy
In a message dated 4/25/2013 3:32:05 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
chefchristy at kingstaste.com writes:
Available sources could have included fish and whale oils, butter, lard,
tallow and probably some olive oil. I have read sources that claim flax
seed oil was used, but I don't know that I believe that.
Christianna
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