[Sca-cooks] Pastelli and baked flour

[Terry Decker]

I would suggest that "pie" refers a fully encased food that has expanded to 
include open topped dishes with a bottom crust.  Proving it is quite a bit 
trickier.

Here are a couple sites that have interesting takes on "pastello":

http://www.mkcc.rhawn.com/MKCCfiles/LibroNovoFruitPies.html

http://www.historicfood.com/Italian%20Renaissance%20Cookery.htm

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