[Sca-cooks] Fabulous Feasts

[Stefan li Rous]

Mercy asked:
<<< Just how terrible is this book, Fabulous Feasts? I'm trying to gather up some good books for my students/friends to learn about period cooking and start off in baby steps. Suggestions on inexpensive period cook books that are GOOD would be appreciated. 

I own a crap ton of books, but other than the specific books with full translations, I'm a little hesitant to suggest books. ::sigh:; >>>

Generally the first section about food is fairly good. The recipes are of unreliable vintages and often, aren't that good tasting. Read the first, ignore the second half.

Fabulous-Fsts-msg (26K) 4/12/08 Reviews and comments on Madeleine Pelner Cosman's "Fabulous Feasts".
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BOOKS/Fabulous-Fsts-msg.html

For food book recommendations, I recommend this annotated bibliography:
cookbooks-bib (44K) 2/15/04 Cookbook bib. by Mistress Jaelle of Armida.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BOOKS/cookbooks-bib.html

As well as various book reviews in the FOOD-BOOKS section.

books-food-msg (213K) 5/16/10 Books about food. Not cookbooks.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BOOKS/books-food-msg.html

Stefan

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