[Sca-cooks] Parsnips

[Deborah Hammons]

Thanks everybody.  Finally got to the real computer.  I think I can forward
information on to the teacher that the source(s) that were referenced were
horse hockey.  Does anyone know Dame Alice in An Tir?  This was on a hand
written note in the "documentation" listed for the class, and it was from
1998.  I am going to attribute this one to total ignorance, not malice.
Reminds me of the documentation I saw listing Fabulous Feasts as a source
for the Saint Johns Rice.......and so totally authentic......

Aldyth

On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 8:18 AM, Terry Decker <t.d.decker at att.net> wrote:

> I've checked a series of herbals, including Gerard and Culpepper and there
> is no reference to parsnips being used as sweetener.  However, Gerard gives
> a pointer to Hugh Plat.  I think Gerard is referencing Plat's work on how
> to alleviate hunger among the poor, but Plat also provides this:
>
> 60. Sweet Cakes without either spice or sugar.
>
> Scrape and wash your Parsnips clean, slice them thin, dry them upon Canvas
> or network frames, beat them to powder mixing one third thereof with two
> thirds of fine wheat flour, make up your paste into coats, and you shall
> find them very sweet and delicate.
>
> Hugh Plat, Delights for Ladies, 1609
>
> I assume “coats” in this context means a thin layer making this a type of
> cookie recipe.  Not exactly a recipe for a general purpose sweetener.
>
> Thank you for checking the reference in Hartley.
>
> Bear
>
>
>
> Note that Hartley says those puddings were sweetened with honey, not
> parsnips, although their sweet flavor might have contributed when used
> as a base for the plum and marrowfat puddings. Might this have been what
> was referred to?
>
> Alys K.
>
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