did concord grape even exist in period?  aren't they an 18th century
hybrid?  working from memory on this question, so I may be wrong.

what are the right type for verjuice? 

jopy

radei

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Jeff Gedney"
  To: "thin the SCA"
  Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] RE: Verjuice grape question?
  Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:17:19 -0400

  >
  > > Well, it may be that the grapes are a New World variety, but they
  > > fulfill some other characteristics, being small, green, and most
  > > important, free, I thought I'd ask. My shire has an event coming
  > > up in November that I am cooking dayboard for, and I would like
  > > to use verjuice in one of the chicken recipes. I am thinking of
  > > freezing some of the grapes and using the juice fresh as well.
  > >
  >
  > In my opinion, just go ahead and use them...
  >
  > Just state in you handout that you are using New world
  > grapes and why. (If you dont have a menu handout, put it
  > down in your ingredient lists)
  >
  > Capt Elias
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