[Sca-cooks] Turtle "delicacy/delight of princes and great lords"

[James Prescott]

There are nine recipes in Scappi's "Opera" (1570) that mention turtle, 
which includes marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and land turtles.

There are eight recipes in Rumpolt's "Ein new kochbuch" (1581) for 
turtle, plus a number of mentions of turtle-shaped desserts.


Thorvald


On 2015-06-07, 10:17, JIMCHEVAL at aol.com wrote:
> Hmmm.... Having looked around, I still don't see any recipes from our
> period for turtle. Nor do I see its meat discussed in the dietetics of Vilanova
> or Aldebrandino. But Charles Estienne (1564) refers to it as "delices des
> princes et gros seigneurs"
>
> L'Agriculture et maison rustique de M. Charles Estienne... Plus vn bref  ...
> By  Charles Estienne
> _https://books.google.com/books?id=9s7Hsu_IxQEC&dq=tortue%20inauthor%3Aestie
> nne&pg=PA92#v=onepage&q&f=false_
> (https://books.google.com/books?id=9s7Hsu_IxQEC&dq=tortue%20inauthor:estienne&pg=PA92#v=onepage&q&f=false)
>
> So clearly it  was not only eaten, but prized.
>
> Jim Chevallier
>
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