[Sca-cooks] Queens Tea
JIMCHEVAL at aol.com
JIMCHEVAL at aol.com
Mon Jan 28 19:57:34 PST 2013
I don't know that the collatio was specifically Lenten; Benedict (6th
century) established the reading as a regular thing in the Benedictine rule and
the association with a light refreshment is said to have followed.
_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_Saint_Benedict_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_Saint_Benedict)
_http://books.google.com/books?id=gPaJTL2ZFakC&pg=PA31&dq=collatio+Benedict&
hl=en&sa=X&ei=uEUHUeikN-rjigKyvoG4Bg&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=collatio%20
Benedict&f=false_
(http://books.google.com/books?id=gPaJTL2ZFakC&pg=PA31&dq=collatio+Benedict&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uEUHUeikN-rjigKyvoG4Bg&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBA#v=one
page&q=collatio%20Benedict&f=false)
One thing's for sure: it's as medieval as medieval can be. And I for one
think "The Queen's Collatio" has a lovely ring to it.
As I wrote one list member privately, hypocras would be the obvious
refreshment for the event. But pear cider has a long history (St. Radegund drank
it) and one bishop left a donation for a yearly quaffing of a fennel drink.
The Franks were fond of wine mixed with wormwood (and maybe honey to
offset the absinthe's bitterness). That might be a bit more iffy these days. But
you could always push a point and mix some modern absinthe (a liqueur) with
wine.
Jim Chevallier
www.chezjim.com
Newly translated from Pierre Jean-Baptiste Le Grand d'Aussy:
Eggs, Cheese and Butter in Old Regime France
In a message dated 1/28/2013 5:02:40 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
lcm at jeffnet.org writes:
Goes back much further than that. 'Collation' began in the 9th century,
as a Lenten practice.
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