[Sca-cooks] Rude and Barbarous Kingdom
Sharon Palmer
ranvaig at columbus.rr.com
Wed Jan 16 22:37:27 PST 2013
Rumpolt 1581 has recipes for Indianischen Henn
complete with a drawing that is clearly a New
World turkey. Judging by the number of times it
is mentioned, turkey is already very popular.
"Indianishen" is used for several other things
that are probably also New World varieties.
Indianische Schweinlein and Indianische
Fercklein (Guinea pig), and Indianische Bonen
(perhaps New World beans). I think the name is
because Columbus thought the New World was India,
not that the things came from India.
(Btw here is a link on eating Guinea pig
http://www.eattheweeds.com/guinea-pigs-cavy-cuy/
)
Also recipes for Eagle, Ostrich, Bustard, swan,
Wood Grouse, Black grouse, Rock Pheasant,
Pheasant, Pelican (appolgies to peers), heron,
crane, peacock, Wild goose, Domestic goose, Wild
duck, "Mittel Endten" or Pintail duck,
"Duckendten" or Diving duck, Pletzlein (another
kind of duck I haven't identified), Capon, Old
hen, Young chicken, Hazel Grouse, Partridge,
Woodcock, Green woodpecker, Raven, tame dove,
Turtledove, Quail, Fieldfare Thrush, Thrush
Trostle, Blackbird, larks, Starling, Nightingale,
Frigate Bird, Swift, small swallows, White crow,
cuckoo, Hoopoe, Wren, and "allerley kleinen
Vögeln" various small birds.
Ranvaig
>New World Turkeys appear in Campi's Fowl seller. I will have to look up the
>date but I believe it is mid 1500s.
>From an old NPR, in Russia the turkey is called Injushka "bird of India"
>There is a very slim possibility that it is a turkey via India.
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