[Sca-cooks] (no subject)

[Sam Wallace]

All,

I thought this was an interesting article concerning measurements in
medieval England. Of particular note is the timeline illustrating when
different measurement systems were in use. Here is the abstract:

The present paper deals with an analysis of medieval culinary and medical
recipes. A major feature which will be of interest is the use of measure
terms. The research has been based on material from 14th and 15th century
recipe collections. First, the major weight and measure systems which were
used in the Middle English period will be presented. Then, the measure
terms used in the analysed texts are collected and categorised into three
groups: specific, non-specific, and container-related terms. The study,
apart from showing the variety of measure terms used at the time, also
compares two types of recipes, i.e., medical and culinary.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318187958_Measures_in_Medieval_English_Recipes_-_Culinary_Vs_Medical

- Guillaume