[Sca-cooks] tamarind?

[Johnna Holloway]

More medicinal than culinary but here's one:

An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook of the 13th Century [Added section on medicinal drinks and preparations]

Chapter One: on Drinks Syrup of Tamarind
Take a ratl of tamarind and steep in five ratls of water, throw away the dregs immediately and add the clarified water to a ratl of sugar. Cook all this until it takes the form of a syrup. Drink two ûqiyas of it in three of cold water. It is beneficial in jaundice, and takes it away easily; it cuts bilious vomit and thirst, awakens the appetite to eat, and takes the bitterness of food out of the mouth.


http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Medieval/Cookbooks/Andalusian/andalusian10.htm

Johnnae

On Aug 24, 2015, at 12:30 AM, Ana Valdés <agora158 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear erudite friends, in my grocery store I found tamarind, I wonder if
> anyone know how to use it? I know tamarind paste and tamarind sauce, but I
> have never seen the fruit natural or how to use or eat it.
> Anyone?
> 
> Cheers
> Ana