[Sca-cooks] Medieval thinking

[JIMCHEVAL at aol.com]

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