[Sca-cooks] Surviving medieval sauces?

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Scully discerns some humoral concerns in the Viandier:

_http://books.google.com/books?id=-a8P7LvJEvUC&lpg=PT9&dq=inauthor%3Ataillev
ent%20intitle%3Aviandier%20scully&pg=PT59#v=onepage&q&f=false_ 
(http://books.google.com/books?id=-a8P7LvJEvUC&lpg=PT9&dq=inauthor:taillevent%20intitle:v
iandier%20scully&pg=PT59#v=onepage&q&f=false) 

_http://books.google.com/books?id=-a8P7LvJEvUC&lpg=PT9&dq=inauthor%3Ataillev
ent%20intitle%3Aviandier%20scully&pg=PT93#v=onepage&q&f=false_ 
(http://books.google.com/books?id=-a8P7LvJEvUC&lpg=PT9&dq=inauthor:taillevent%20intitle:v
iandier%20scully&pg=PT93#v=onepage&q&f=false) 
 
_http://books.google.com/books?id=-a8P7LvJEvUC&lpg=PT9&dq=inauthor%3Ataillev
ent%20intitle%3Aviandier%20scully&pg=PT102#v=onepage&q&f=false_ 
(http://books.google.com/books?id=-a8P7LvJEvUC&lpg=PT9&dq=inauthor:taillevent%20intitle:
viandier%20scully&pg=PT102#v=onepage&q&f=false) 
 
 
De La Marche shows the Duke of Burgundy's doctors standing behind him at  t
he table:
 
"And when the duke is at the table, these doctors are behind the bench, and 
 see what and which dishes and foods are served the prince, and advise, by 
their  opinions, which foods are the best for him."
 
Les mémoires de messire Olivier de la Marche, augmentés d'un Estat ...,  
Volume 2
 By  Olivier de La Marche, Charles (Duke of Burgundy)
_http://books.google.com/books?id=dNUFAAAAQAAJ&dq=inauthor%3A%22de%20la%20ma
rche%22%20%20nef&pg=PA492#v=onepage&q&f=false_ 
(http://books.google.com/books?id=dNUFAAAAQAAJ&dq=inauthor:"de%20la%20marche"%20%20nef&pg=PA492#v=onepage
&q&f=false) 
 
 
Jim  Chevallier
 (http://www.chezjim.com/) www.chezjim.com

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In a message dated 2/18/2014 3:19:16 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
prescotj at telusplanet.net writes:

On the  other hand, many cookbooks (e.g. Curye, Viandier, Menagier, 
Ouverture)  show no direct sign of awareness of humours, other than, in 
some cases,  having "dishes for  invalids".