[Sca-cooks] Norse cooking

[Chris Canatsey]

Bear,

I was tasked by TRM Trimaris to handle to royal luncheon at Gulf Wars this year. They know I do period cooking only for events, and are currently having a Norse reign. So I get to have some fun :)

 - Christoph 

With great cupcakes come great responsibility

> On Nov 14, 2016, at 4:55 PM, Terry Decker <t.d.decker at att.net> wrote:
> 
> The first actual Scandinavian cookbook is Kogebog in 1616, which appears to be largely derived from Anna Wecker's Ein kostlich new Kochbuch (1597). Libellus de arte coquinaria AKA the Harpestreng cookbook (13th Century) is a manuscript collection of Western European recipes originally written in Latin or French and translated into Middle Low German which was then translated into Danish, probably by Henrik Harpestreng.  No Viking era Norse recipes.
> 
> What we know of pre-Christian Scandinavia cookery comes primarily from interpretation of archeological finds.  Stefan has already provide a starter list of leads.  You might also check The Viking Answer Lady website http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ .
> 
> So what are you thinking about doing with this knowledge?
> 
> Bear
> 
> Looking for a period Norse cooking manuscript, or what evidence we have on pre-Christian cooked foods. Any leads?
> 
> - Christoph
> 
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