[Sca-cooks] A Thyme and Place by Cohen and Graves

[Terry Decker]

Brigid is the pre-Christian Irish variant of a very ancient Indo-European 
diety.  She is associated with spring and is celebrated at Imbolc, the major 
spring festival held halfway between the winter solistice and the spring 
equinox, roughly Feb. 1, although the date shifts because of the lunar 
calendar.  As St. Brigid, she was co-opted by the Catholic church and was 
related to Candlemas because of the Feb. 2 date.

Bear

-----Original Message----- 
From: Susan Lord
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 3:56 PM
To: sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org
Subject: [Sca-cooks] A Thyme and Place by Cohen and Graves

I was very excited about this new publication. Amazon sent it to me in 
record time. I still have my mouth wide open as there is no bibliography or 
footnotes. With time I think I can trace recipes but I am unhappy that the 
original texts are not cited.
I do find it an interesting and informative to name a feast day and give a 
common recipe used to celebrate it.
I was surprised to find St. Brigid associated with Candlemas, not that I 
know anything about St. Brigid.
Now I have a query - why did you, who have names like Brigid, choose them?