[Sca-cooks] What period foods were/weren't recommended for pregnancy?

[Karen Lyons-McGann]

A lady presented a paper on this at the Wst Coast Culinary Symposium in
2012, I do not recall her name or have access to my papers, maybe someone
else who went can look it up?

Bonne

On Monday, September 2, 2013, wrote:

> Aldebrandino of Siena has a chapter on this, in which he recommends
> chickens, red wings, other small birds, easily cooked foods, eaten in small
> quantities and often, drinking good wine with a little water. To ease their
> appetite, pears, pomegranates, sour apples, as well as potions including
> ginger,
>  mastic, zedouary, cinnamon, nutmeg, long pepper, sugar; another with
> linseed,  violets, barley, camomile and other ingredients.
>
> Le Régime du corps, de maître Aldebrandin de Sienne
>
> http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6458299v/f160.image.r=femme%20ensainte
> .langEN
>
> More in the text for anyone who wants to hunt down the more corrupt
> references.
>
>
> Jim  Chevallier
>
> Comparing early and late medieval food in France
> _http://www.chezjim.com/food/pre-v/comparisons.html
>
>
> In a message dated 9/2/2013 2:39:04 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> johnnae at mac.com <javascript:;> writes:
>
> I think  Mistress Jadwga talked about these  topics
> http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/herbs/WomenMed.html
>
> Johnnae
>
> On  Aug 31, 2013, at 11:42 PM, Stefan li Rous wrote:
>
> > Which brings up  another question that I don't think I've seen discussed
> here, although this  might be mentioned more in the health manuals than
> cookbooks, but what foods  were recommended for pregnant women? Or not
> recommended?
>
>
>
> _ (http://www.chezjim.com/food/pre-v/comparisons.htmlIn a message dated
> 9/2/2013 2:39:04 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, johnnae at mac.com<javascript:;>writes:I think
> Mistress Jadwga talked about these
> topicshttp://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/herbs/WomenMed.htmlJohnnaeOn Aug
> 31, 2013, at 11:42 PM, Stefan li Rous wrote:>
> Which brings up another question that I don't think I've seen discussed
> here, although this might be mentioned more in the health manuals than
> cookbooks, but what foods were recommended for pregnant women? Or not
> recommended?)
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