[Sca-cooks] Medieval thinking
JIMCHEVAL at aol.com
JIMCHEVAL at aol.com
Wed Nov 27 19:54:52 PST 2013
While I tend to agree, bear in mind that Scully has analyzed the surviving
manuscripts of the Viandier to show the way each recipe is balanced in
terms of humoral theory and makes a good case for it's being applied there at
least.
Charles the Bold also had doctors watching what he ate and advising him on
what was suitable:
_http://books.google.com/books?id=Wyl18JkcNkYC&dq=editions%3Atj4LMBFqkOEC&pg
=RA2-PT207#v=onepage&q&f=false_
(http://books.google.com/books?id=Wyl18JkcNkYC&dq=editions:tj4LMBFqkOEC&pg=RA2-PT207#v=onepage&q&f=false)
But certainly one had to have tremendous means to apply the period's
medical theories.
Jim Chevallier
(http://www.chezjim.com/) www.chezjim.com
Les Leftovers: sort of a food history blog
leslefts.blogspot.com
In a message dated 11/27/2013 7:36:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
johnnae at mac.com writes:
As to humoral theory, I go along with Albala's ideas about lip service
being paid to the concept
but in reality, not much being put into practice
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