fruit-melons-msg - 10/8/08 ਀ഊPeriod melons. References. Recipes. Watermelons, cantaloupe. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: fruits-msg, fruit-pears-msg, fruit-quinces-msg, apples-msg, nuts-msg, drying-foods-msg, cider-msg, vinegar-msg. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀  栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䤀  栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀  愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀  漀昀  攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀  眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀  眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀  洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀  眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀  渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀  愀猀  琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀  漀昀  琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀  最椀瘀攀渀  戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀  爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀  愀渀搀  攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀  琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀  琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀  挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀  漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀  椀猀  甀渀挀氀攀愀爀  愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀  椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀  椀猀  瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀  昀爀漀洀  琀栀攀猀攀  洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous ਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊFrom: Uduido at aol.com ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㄀ 䴀愀礀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 ㈀㈀㨀㄀㜀㨀㐀㜀 ⴀ　㐀　　 ⠀䔀䐀吀⤀ഊSubject: SC - Watermelon ਀ഊ<< is watermelon period? >> ਀ഊWatermelon is period. ਀ഊ"Citrullus vulgaris. Native of tropical Africa....Has been under cultivation ਀昀漀爀 挀攀渀琀甀爀椀攀猀 椀渀 䤀渀搀椀愀 愀渀搀 䔀最礀瀀琀㬀 椀猀 猀栀漀眀渀 椀渀 攀愀爀氀礀 䔀最礀瀀琀椀愀渀 瀀愀椀渀琀椀渀最猀 愀渀搀ഊdescribed in Sanskrit Of the four known species three are African and one is ਀䄀猀椀愀琀椀挀⸀∀ഊ ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 愀氀猀漀 猀攀攀渀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 琀眀漀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 瀀愀椀渀琀椀渀最猀 眀栀攀爀攀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀猀 愀爀攀 挀氀攀愀爀氀礀ഊdepicted and of course, the recipe I posted was taken from Coriadoc's ਀∀䌀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 愀渀搀 刀攀渀愀椀猀猀愀渀挀攀 䌀漀漀欀戀漀漀欀猀㸀 ∀吀栀攀 䈀愀最栀搀愀搀 䌀漀漀欀攀爀礀 䈀漀漀欀∀ഊwhich translation clearly states watermelon. ਀ഊLord Ras ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䨀吀刀戀攀愀爀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀ഊDate: Fri, 2 May 1997 00:09:33 -0400 (EDT) ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 吀眀漀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀猀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀圀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀 眀愀猀 猀洀甀最最氀攀搀 漀瘀攀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 渀攀眀 眀漀爀氀搀 愀戀漀愀爀搀 猀氀愀瘀攀 猀栀椀瀀猀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀ഊwhy it is associated with African Americans. ਀ഊJean-Phillipe Lours ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 搀愀瘀椀搀 昀爀椀攀搀洀愀渀 㰀搀搀昀爀 愀琀 戀攀猀琀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊDate: Thu, 1 May 1997 23:19:09 -0700 (PDT) ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 圀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀ഊ ਀㸀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 愀氀猀漀 猀攀攀渀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 琀眀漀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 瀀愀椀渀琀椀渀最猀 眀栀攀爀攀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀猀 愀爀攀 挀氀攀愀爀氀礀ഊ>depicted and of course, the recipe I posted was taken from Coriadoc's ਀㸀∀䌀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 愀渀搀 刀攀渀愀椀猀猀愀渀挀攀 䌀漀漀欀戀漀漀欀猀㸀 ∀吀栀攀 䈀愀最栀搀愀搀 䌀漀漀欀攀爀礀 䈀漀漀欀∀ഊ>which translation clearly states watermelon. ਀㸀ഊ>Lord Ras ਀ഊWatermelon is period, but you have to be a little careful about deducing ਀眀栀愀琀 椀猀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 最椀瘀攀渀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀 戀漀琀栀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀漀爀猀ഊand with changing meaning of language. For example, "pumpkins" appear in ਀漀氀搀 眀漀爀氀搀 挀甀椀猀椀渀攀ⴀⴀ戀甀琀 琀栀攀礀 愀爀攀渀✀琀 琀栀攀 戀椀最 漀爀愀渀最攀 䌀甀挀甀爀戀椀琀愀 瀀攀瀀漀 琀栀愀琀 眀攀ഊcall "pumpkin." "Corn," of course, means maize to a modern American but ਀最爀愀椀渀 琀漀 愀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 ⠀漀爀 洀漀搀攀爀渀⤀ 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀洀愀渀⸀ 䄀渀搀 䤀 猀愀眀 愀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 䤀戀渀ഊBattuta which referred to peppers, in context vegetable peppers, in North ਀䄀昀爀椀挀愀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㐀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀⸀ 䤀 搀漀渀✀琀 欀渀漀眀 眀栀愀琀 䤀戀渀 䈀愀琀琀甀琀愀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀ഊmentioned, but it wasn't capsicum, which is New World. ਀ഊDavid/Cariadoc ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀戀攀猀琀⸀挀漀洀⼀縀搀搀昀爀⼀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: Uduido at aol.com ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ ㈀ 䴀愀礀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 ㈀㄀㨀　　㨀㈀㈀ ⴀ　㐀　　 ⠀䔀䐀吀⤀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Watermelon ਀ഊ<< these mellons, however, do contain a great deal of moisture and are what the ਀ 䈀甀猀栀洀攀渀 猀甀爀瘀椀瘀攀 漀渀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 搀爀礀 猀攀愀猀漀渀⸀  䤀琀 椀猀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 洀攀氀漀渀猀 猀攀攀渀 ഊ in the illustrations and mentioned are these bitter melons.>> ਀ഊNo the illustrations clearly show a cart containing the big oblong striped ਀眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀猀⸀ 伀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀愀椀渀琀椀渀最猀 眀愀猀 䘀爀攀渀挀栀 愀渀搀 漀渀攀 眀愀猀 䜀攀爀洀愀渀⸀ഊ ਀ 㰀㰀䐀漀 琀栀攀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀 猀椀琀攀搀 愀戀漀瘀攀 猀愀礀 愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 洀攀氀漀渀猀 戀攀椀渀最 猀眀攀攀琀㼀ഊ That would be the best way to tell which are being referred to.>> ਀ഊUnfortunately, no. However, the bitter watermelon that you speak of is in all ਀瀀爀漀戀愀戀愀戀椀氀椀琀礀 琀栀攀 ∀挀椀琀爀漀渀∀ 眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀 瘀攀爀礀 戀椀琀琀攀爀 甀渀琀椀氀 椀琀 椀猀 挀愀渀搀椀攀搀 漀爀 漀琀栀攀爀ഊwise processed. Another possibility is that the melon to which you refer is ਀愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 猀瀀攀挀椀攀猀 漀昀 瀀氀愀渀琀 ⸀ 圀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 攀砀挀攀瀀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 挀椀琀爀漀渀Ⰰ 愀氀氀 欀渀漀眀渀 猀瀀攀挀椀攀猀 漀昀ഊwatermelon are relatively sweet. ਀ ഊ <> ਀ഊHope this helps. ਀䰀漀爀搀 刀愀猀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: david friedman ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ ㈀ 䴀愀礀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 ㈀　㨀　㈀㨀㌀㌀ ⴀ　㜀　　 ⠀倀䐀吀⤀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Watermelon ਀ഊ>My apologies to everyone on the list. I have just completed some more ਀㸀椀渀瘀攀猀琀椀最愀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀 搀椀搀Ⰰ 椀渀搀攀攀搀Ⰰ 漀爀椀最椀漀渀愀琀攀 椀渀 一漀爀琀栀 䄀昀爀椀挀愀 愀渀搀ഊ>was brought to the Americas. I still wonder about whether it was sweet or ਀㸀眀栀攀琀栀攀爀 漀甀爀猀 琀漀搀愀礀 椀猀 愀 搀攀猀挀攀渀搀愀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀椀琀琀攀爀 洀攀氀漀渀猀 䤀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀攀搀 愀戀漀瘀攀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀䰀椀渀渀攀愀栀ഊ>who can sometimes be too quick to show her limited knowledge ਀ഊIbn Battuta talks about delicious melons. It seems clear from that and ਀漀琀栀攀爀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 䤀猀氀愀洀椀挀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 愀 瘀愀爀椀攀琀礀 漀昀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 漀氀搀ഊworld melons, many of which were not bitter. As to watermelon in ਀瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀Ⰰ 䤀 挀愀渀✀琀 猀愀礀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀 猀攀攀 渀漀 爀攀愀猀漀渀 琀漀 椀搀攀渀琀椀昀礀 椀琀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 戀椀琀琀攀爀ഊmelon you mentioned. ਀ഊModern Chinese cooking uses something called bitter melon, but I see no ਀爀攀愀猀漀渀 琀漀 愀猀猀甀洀攀 椀琀 椀猀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 愀猀 眀栀愀琀 礀漀甀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀攀搀⸀ഊ ਀䐀愀瘀椀搀⼀䌀愀爀椀愀搀漀挀ഊhttp://www.best.com/~ddfr/ ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 搀愀瘀椀搀 昀爀椀攀搀洀愀渀 㰀搀搀昀爀 愀琀 戀攀猀琀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊDate: Sun, 4 May 1997 00:15:39 -0700 (PDT) ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 圀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀ഊ ਀䄀琀 ㄀　㨀㌀㈀ 䄀䴀 ⴀ　㘀　　 㔀⼀㌀⼀㤀㜀Ⰰ 匀⸀吀栀漀洀愀猀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ ਀㸀  夀漀甀爀 䜀爀愀挀攀㬀  圀栀愀琀 愀戀漀甀琀 挀愀渀琀愀氀漀瀀攀Ⰰ 攀琀挀㼀  䤀 栀愀瘀攀 愀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 漀昀ഊ>illustrations (from "Tacuinum Sanitatis") that say the object being held ਀㸀椀猀 ∀洀攀氀漀渀∀⸀  䤀琀 氀漀漀欀猀 琀漀 戀攀 琀栀攀 猀椀稀攀 愀渀搀 猀栀愀瀀攀 漀昀 愀 挀愀渀琀愀氀漀瀀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀ഊ>..... In service, Morgan morgan at in-tch.com ਀ഊI believe that muskmelon (which is what I believe cantelope is) is old world. ਀ഊDavid/Cariadoc ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀戀攀猀琀⸀挀漀洀⼀縀搀搀昀爀⼀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: Luxueil ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ 　㘀 䴀愀礀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 　㤀㨀㄀㄀㨀㄀㌀ ⴀ　㜀　　ഊSubject: Re: SC - Watermelon ਀ഊAt 02:59 PM 5/5/97 -0400, Mark Schuldenfrei wrote: ਀㸀  䌀愀渀琀愀氀漀瀀攀猀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀攀搀 椀渀 猀漀甀琀栀攀爀渀 䄀猀椀愀Ⰰ 䤀渀搀椀愀 琀漀 戀攀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀⸀ 䌀愀渀琀愀氀漀瀀攀猀 愀爀攀ഊ> period. ਀ഊThe earliest reference to "Cantalope" that my OED gives is 1839. It could ਀戀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 瘀攀爀礀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀 瘀愀爀椀攀琀礀 漀昀 洀攀氀漀渀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 愀 䌀愀渀琀愀氀漀瀀攀 椀猀 渀漀琀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀⸀ഊ ਀一礀 一愀琀甀爀愀氀 䠀椀猀琀漀爀礀 戀漀漀欀 氀椀猀琀猀 䌀愀渀琀愀氀漀瀀攀 愀渀搀 䴀甀猀欀 䴀攀氀漀渀 愀猀 䌀甀挀甀洀椀猀 䴀攀氀漀⸀ഊPresuming that musk melons and cantalopes are the same thing then ਀䌀愀渀琀愀氀漀瀀攀猀 愀爀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 愀猀 琀栀攀 伀䔀䐀 搀漀攀猀 最椀瘀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 ⠀㄀㔀㜀㌀ 愀渀搀 氀愀琀攀爀⤀ 甀猀愀最攀猀ഊof musk melon. Additionally the word "Melon" is defined as "A name common ਀琀漀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 欀椀渀搀猀 漀昀 最漀甀爀搀猀Ⰰ 攀猀瀀⸀ 琀栀攀 䴀甀猀欀 䴀攀氀漀渀∀  唀猀愀最攀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 眀漀爀搀 搀愀琀攀猀ഊto 1387. ਀ഊJean Louis de Chambertin ਀䈀愀爀漀渀礀 漀昀 䴀愀搀爀漀渀攀 ⴀ 䄀渀 吀椀爀  ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 17:37:26 -0800 (PST) ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䠀甀攀琀琀攀 瘀漀渀 㰀愀栀爀攀渀猀栀愀瘀 愀琀 礀愀栀漀漀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Melons. ਀ഊ- ---"Alderton, Philippa" wrote: ਀㸀 䄀渀礀戀漀搀礀 欀渀漀眀 椀昀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 愀渀礀 洀攀氀漀渀猀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 椀渀 䤀琀愀氀礀Ⰰ 愀戀漀甀琀 ㄀㔀琀栀 琀漀 ㄀㘀琀栀ഊ> centuries? If so, what sort? Am thinking there might have been some ਀㸀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 昀爀漀渀 匀瀀愀椀渀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀 倀栀氀椀瀀ഊ ਀䤀渀 ∀吀栀攀 䘀漀甀爀 匀攀愀猀漀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䠀漀甀猀攀 漀昀 䌀攀爀爀甀琀椀∀ 眀栀椀挀栀ഊis a reprint of the "Tacuinum Sanitatis in Medicina" ਀眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀 愀 ㄀㐀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 䤀琀愀氀椀愀渀⼀䰀愀琀椀渀 栀攀愀氀琀栀 洀愀渀甀愀氀Ⰰഊmelons are depicted. Unfortunately, I don't have ਀琀栀攀 戀漀漀欀 椀渀 昀爀漀渀琀 漀昀 洀攀 愀琀 琀栀攀 洀漀洀攀渀琀⸀ ⠀䤀 愀洀 愀琀ഊwork.) If you need more specifics, I will post them ਀栀攀爀攀 漀渀 䴀漀渀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀䠀甀攀琀琀攀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 21:10:26 EST ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䰀爀搀刀愀猀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Melons. ਀ഊphlip at morganco.net writes: ਀㰀㰀 䄀渀礀戀漀搀礀 欀渀漀眀 椀昀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 愀渀礀 洀攀氀漀渀猀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 椀渀 䤀琀愀氀礀Ⰰ 愀戀漀甀琀 ㄀㔀琀栀 琀漀ഊ16th centuries? If so, what sort? Am thinking there might have been some ਀ 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 昀爀漀渀 匀瀀愀椀渀⸀ഊ ਀ 倀栀氀椀瀀 㸀㸀ഊ ਀䈀漀琀栀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 洀甀猀欀 洀攀氀漀渀猀 愀爀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀⸀ഊ ਀刀愀猀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 02:54:34 -0000 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀㴀㼀椀猀漀ⴀ㠀㠀㔀㤀ⴀ㄀㼀儀㼀一愀渀渀愀开刀㴀䘀㘀最渀瘀愀氀搀愀爀搀㴀䘀㌀琀琀椀爀㼀㴀∀ 㰀渀愀渀渀愀爀 愀琀 椀猀栀漀氀昀⸀椀猀㸀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Melons. ਀ഊ>Anybody know if there were any melons available in Italy, about 15th to 16th ਀㸀挀攀渀琀甀爀椀攀猀㼀 䤀昀 猀漀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀 猀漀爀琀㼀 䄀洀 琀栀椀渀欀椀渀最 琀栀攀爀攀 洀椀最栀琀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 猀漀洀攀ഊ>available fron Spain. ਀ഊAs far as I know, melons were rather popular in Italy by the 15th century - ਀琀栀攀礀 猀攀攀洀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 搀椀猀愀瀀瀀攀愀爀攀搀 昀漀爀 猀漀洀攀 琀椀洀攀 戀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 猀瀀攀挀甀氀愀琀椀漀渀 琀栀攀礀ഊwere brought back by the Crusaders. Platina has an entry on melons and ਀猀甀最最攀猀琀猀 椀琀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 攀愀琀攀渀 愀琀 琀栀攀 戀攀最椀渀渀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 洀攀愀氀Ⰰ 昀漀氀氀漀眀攀搀 戀礀 愀ഊdrink of good wine. Cantaloupes reached Italy from Armenina sometime in the ਀㄀㔀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 愀渀搀 眀攀爀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 挀甀氀琀椀瘀愀琀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀愀瀀愀氀 最愀爀搀攀渀猀 愀琀 䌀愀渀琀愀氀甀瀀漀ഊnear Rome. Watermelons were also available; not sure about other types. ਀ഊNanna ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀愀琀Ⰰ ㈀㜀 䘀攀戀 ㄀㤀㤀㤀 ㄀㄀㨀㔀㘀㨀㈀㜀 ⴀ　　　　ഊFrom: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Nanna_R=F6gnvaldard=F3ttir?=" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䴀攀氀漀渀猀⸀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䄀氀搀攀爀琀漀渀Ⰰ 倀栀椀氀椀瀀瀀愀 㰀瀀栀氀椀瀀 愀琀 洀漀爀最愀渀挀漀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊ>Where's the entry in Platina? I'm using him for my main source. Am I missing ਀㸀猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最Ⰰ 愀爀攀 琀栀攀礀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 戀礀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 渀愀洀攀㼀ഊ ਀䴀礀 猀漀甀爀挀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 䜀愀猀琀爀漀渀漀洀礀 漀昀 䤀琀愀氀礀Ⰰ 戀礀 䄀渀渀愀 搀攀氀 䌀漀渀琀攀⸀ 匀栀攀 猀愀礀猀㨀ഊ ਀∀倀氀愀琀椀渀愀 栀愀猀 愀 氀漀渀最 攀渀琀爀礀 椀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 栀攀 瀀爀愀椀猀攀猀 琀栀攀 琀愀猀琀椀渀攀猀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀爀甀椀琀Ⰰഊbut warns against it being "cold and damp" and therefore indigestible. For ਀琀栀椀猀 爀攀愀猀漀渀 栀攀 猀甀最最攀猀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 攀愀琀攀渀 愀琀 琀栀攀 戀攀最椀渀渀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 洀攀愀氀ഊand followed by a drink of good wine, this being "an antidote to its rawness ਀愀渀搀 昀爀椀最椀搀椀琀礀⸀∀∀ഊ ਀倀攀瀀漀渀攀 椀猀 愀渀 愀氀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀瘀攀 䤀琀愀氀椀愀渀 渀愀洀攀 昀漀爀 洀攀氀漀渀Ⰰ 搀椀爀攀挀琀氀礀 昀爀漀洀 䰀愀琀椀渀 瀀攀瀀漀渀ഊ(ripe), also the source of English pumpkin. ਀ഊNanna ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀愀琀Ⰰ ㈀㜀 䘀攀戀 ㄀㤀㤀㤀 ㄀㤀㨀　㌀㨀㔀㤀 ⴀ　　　　ഊFrom: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Nanna_R=F6gnvaldard=F3ttir?=" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䴀攀氀漀渀猀⸀ഊ ਀㸀圀栀攀爀攀✀猀 琀栀攀 攀渀琀爀礀 椀渀 倀氀愀琀椀渀愀㼀 䤀✀洀 甀猀椀渀最 栀椀洀 昀漀爀 洀礀 洀愀椀渀 猀漀甀爀挀攀⸀ഊ ਀夀漀甀 洀椀最栀琀 愀氀猀漀 挀栀攀挀欀 栀椀猀 䰀椀瘀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 倀漀瀀攀猀 ⴀ 栀椀猀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 搀攀洀椀猀攀 漀昀ഊPope Paul II, admittedly no friend of Platina. The pope´s official cause of ਀搀攀愀琀栀 眀愀猀 氀椀猀琀攀搀 愀猀 ∀愀 猀琀爀漀欀攀∀ ⴀ 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 漀渀 戀礀 ∀攀愀琀椀渀最 愀 猀甀爀昀攀椀琀 漀昀 洀攀氀漀渀猀⸀∀ഊPlatina told quite another story, IIRC, involving the pointiffs sexual ਀瀀爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀⸀ഊ ਀一愀渀渀愀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 23:49:29 -0800 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 搀愀瘀椀搀 昀爀椀攀搀洀愀渀 㰀搀搀昀爀 愀琀 戀攀猀琀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Melons. ਀ഊAt 5:37 PM -0800 2/26/99, Huette von wrote: ਀㸀䤀渀 ∀吀栀攀 䘀漀甀爀 匀攀愀猀漀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䠀漀甀猀攀 漀昀 䌀攀爀爀甀琀椀∀ 眀栀椀挀栀ഊ>is a reprint of the "Tacuinum Sanitatis in Medicina" ਀㸀眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀 愀 ㄀㐀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 䤀琀愀氀椀愀渀⼀䰀愀琀椀渀 栀攀愀氀琀栀 洀愀渀甀愀氀Ⰰഊ>melons are depicted. Unfortunately, I don't have ਀㸀琀栀攀 戀漀漀欀 椀渀 昀爀漀渀琀 漀昀 洀攀 愀琀 琀栀攀 洀漀洀攀渀琀⸀ ⠀䤀 愀洀 愀琀ഊ>work.) If you need more specifics, I will post them ਀㸀栀攀爀攀 漀渀 䴀漀渀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 昀愀挀琀 琀栀愀琀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 椀猀 椀渀 吀愀挀甀椀渀甀洀 匀愀渀椀琀愀琀椀猀 搀漀攀猀渀✀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀攀愀渀ഊit was available in 14th c. Italy, since the text is translated (I believe) ਀昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 䄀爀愀戀椀挀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀氀氀甀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 愀爀攀 瀀爀攀琀琀礀 挀氀攀愀爀氀礀 戀礀ഊartists who had never seen the originals. ਀ഊI would check in Platina; I'm almost certain you will find melons. ਀ഊDavid Friedman ਀倀爀漀昀攀猀猀漀爀 漀昀 䰀愀眀ഊSanta Clara University ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀愀琀Ⰰ ㈀㜀 䘀攀戀 ㄀㤀㤀㤀 ㄀㐀㨀㔀㠀㨀㌀㐀 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: "Daniel Phelps" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䴀攀氀漀渀猀⸀ഊ ਀刀攀最愀爀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 戀漀漀欀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀搀 嬀瀀爀攀瘀椀漀甀猀氀礀崀 䤀 樀甀猀琀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀攀搀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 椀琀 栀愀渀搀礀⸀ 䤀琀 ഊis "The Four Seasons of the House of Cerruti" Translated by Judith Spencer, ਀挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀 爀攀瘀椀猀攀搀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 䘀愀挀琀猀 漀渀 䘀椀氀攀 倀甀戀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀 一夀Ⰰ 一夀Ⰰ ⼀䈀椀挀攀猀琀攀爀ⰀഊEngland copyright 1983 by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. English ਀琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀椀漀渀 ㄀㤀㠀㐀  䄀爀渀漀氀搀漀 䴀漀渀搀愀搀漀爀椀 䔀搀椀琀漀爀攀 匀⸀瀀⸀䄀⸀   䤀匀䈀一 　ⴀ㠀㄀㘀　ⴀ　㄀㌀㠀ⴀ㌀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 椀猀 愀 昀愀挀猀椀洀椀氀攀 攀搀椀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 ㄀㐀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 䰀愀琀椀渀ഊmanuscript known as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in Medicina. ਀倀愀最攀猀 ㌀㐀 愀渀搀 ㌀㔀 搀攀瀀椀挀琀 琀栀爀攀攀 琀礀瀀攀猀 漀昀 洀攀氀漀渀猀 氀椀猀琀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 挀愀瀀琀椀漀渀猀 愀猀ഊmelon, watermelon and Watermelons from the east. The first, Melones ਀搀甀氀挀攀猀Ⰰ 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 椀氀氀甀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 琀攀猀琀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀猀 琀漀 戀攀 琀栀攀 攀氀漀渀最愀琀攀搀ഊovidal alternating dark and light green stripped melons with red centers ਀琀栀愀琀 愀爀攀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 琀眀漀 爀攀氀愀琀攀搀 琀礀瀀攀猀 漀昀 洀攀氀漀渀猀 猀漀氀搀 愀猀 眀愀琀攀爀 洀攀氀漀渀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀ഊStates. ਀ഊThe second, Melones issipidi, appears to the second type of melon sold in ਀琀栀攀 匀琀愀琀攀猀 愀猀 眀愀琀攀爀 洀攀氀漀渀猀 挀漀洀洀漀渀氀礀 爀攀昀攀爀爀攀搀 琀漀 愀猀 挀愀渀渀漀渀 戀愀氀氀猀 眀栀攀渀 䤀 眀愀猀 愀ഊchild. From the illustration they are round or roundish and about twice the ਀猀椀稀攀 漀昀 愀 洀愀渀猀 栀攀愀搀⸀  一漀渀攀 眀攀爀攀 挀甀琀 漀瀀攀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀 椀氀氀甀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 琀攀砀琀ഊdoes not indicate the color of the flesh inside. In the illustration they ਀愀爀攀 搀愀爀欀 最爀攀攀渀 眀椀琀栀 瀀攀爀栀愀瀀猀 愀 栀椀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀椀渀 猀琀爀椀瀀瀀椀渀最⸀   吀栀攀 琀攀砀琀 爀攀瀀攀愀琀猀 琀栀攀ഊtest for ripeness I heard as a child, "Always choose really ripe ਀眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀猀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 愀爀攀 爀攀挀漀最渀椀稀愀戀氀攀 戀礀 琀栀攀 猀漀甀渀搀 漀戀琀愀椀渀攀搀 戀礀 琀愀瀀瀀椀渀最 琀栀攀ഊoutside. ਀ഊThe third, Molones indi et palestini are slightly smaller in the ਀椀氀氀甀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀 琀栀愀渀 琀栀攀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 愀渀搀 愀爀攀 搀攀猀挀爀椀瀀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 琀攀砀琀 愀猀 戀攀椀渀最 氀愀爀最攀Ⰰഊsweet. and yellow. The text suggests choosing large, very sweet watery ਀漀渀攀猀⸀  䘀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 椀氀氀甀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀 琀栀攀礀 氀漀漀欀 愀 氀漀琀 氀椀欀攀 挀愀渀琀愀氀漀瀀攀猀 愀渀搀 椀琀 猀栀漀眀猀ഊsomeone sniffing one. ਀ഊIncidentally it also shows something which they call pumpkins which are ਀攀氀漀渀最愀琀攀搀 最爀攀攀渀 猀焀甀愀猀栀攀猀 眀栀椀挀栀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 猀栀愀瀀攀 漀昀 猀琀爀攀愀挀栀攀搀 愀渀搀 猀氀椀最栀琀氀礀 戀攀渀琀ഊpears but from the illustration are about the length of a man's arm. They ਀挀愀氀氀 椀琀 愀 䌀甀挀甀爀戀椀琀攀⸀  䤀琀 愀氀猀漀 猀栀漀眀猀 搀愀爀欀 瀀甀爀瀀氀攀 愀甀戀攀爀最椀渀攀猀 ⠀攀最攀瀀氀愀渀琀⤀ 眀栀椀挀栀ഊthey call Melongiana. ਀ഊDaniel Raoul le Vascon du Navarre' ਀匀栀椀爀攀 漀昀 匀攀愀 䴀愀爀挀栀Ⰰ 䬀椀渀最搀漀洀 漀昀 吀爀椀洀愀爀椀猀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 17:13:50 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䤀愀渀 䜀漀甀爀搀漀渀 㰀愀最椀渀挀漀爀琀 愀琀 爀愀攀砀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: SC - Re: Melons 14th Cen ਀ഊI did a little melon research for an event lunch a while back... ਀ഊMelon is one of the dishes served in 1443 at the feast given by John ਀匀琀愀昀昀漀爀搀 愀琀 栀椀猀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀 愀猀 䄀爀挀栀戀椀猀栀漀瀀 漀昀 䌀愀渀琀攀爀戀甀爀礀⸀ഊ ਀   瀀愀最攀 ㄀㘀㘀 椀渀 䄀 䘀攀愀猀琀 漀昀 䘀爀甀椀琀猀 戀礀 䔀氀椀稀愀戀攀琀栀 刀椀攀氀礀 一夀㨀 䴀愀挀䴀椀氀氀愀渀 ㄀㤀㤀㌀ഊ"...shows themelon's Near Eastern origin... Via Arabs and Moors the ਀昀爀甀椀琀 昀漀甀渀搀 椀琀猀 眀愀礀 琀漀 匀瀀愀椀渀⸀⸀⸀ 㬀 吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 挀漀甀渀琀氀攀猀猀 瘀愀爀椀攀琀椀攀猀 漀昀ഊmelon, Cucumis melo, ... ; These members of the squash, or gourd, family ਀挀爀漀猀猀 瀀漀氀氀椀渀愀琀攀 猀漀 瀀爀漀洀椀猀挀甀漀甀猀氀礀 琀栀愀琀 昀愀爀洀攀爀猀 欀渀漀眀 琀栀攀礀 洀甀猀琀 瀀氀愀渀琀 琀栀攀洀ഊwell separated from each other... ; the musk melon ... includes what the ਀䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀猀 挀愀氀氀 琀栀攀 挀愀渀琀愀氀漀甀瀀攀⸀⸀⸀㬀 吀栀攀 倀攀爀猀椀愀渀 洀攀氀漀渀 椀猀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 氀愀爀最攀爀ഊmusk melon...; The skin can be ridged in segments, but always has the ਀挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀椀猀琀椀挀 爀愀椀猀攀搀 渀攀琀琀攀搀 瀀愀琀琀攀爀渀 漀渀 琀栀攀 猀欀椀渀⸀∀ ഊ ਀   瀀愀最攀 㐀㤀 椀渀 䘀漀漀搀 椀渀 䠀椀猀琀漀爀礀 戀礀 刀攀愀礀 吀愀渀渀愀栀椀氀氀 一夀㨀 匀琀攀椀渀 ☀ 䐀愀礀 ㄀㤀㜀㌀ ഊ"The (early) people of the Indus valley ate wheat and barley ... and ਀猀攀愀猀漀渀攀搀 椀琀 眀椀琀栀 洀甀猀琀愀爀搀Ⰰ 漀爀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀礀 琀甀爀洀攀爀椀挀Ⰰ 漀爀 最椀渀最攀爀⸀⸀⸀㬀 䴀攀氀漀渀猀 愀渀搀ഊdates, and perhaps lemons and limes all figured in the diet." ਀ഊ from Plants of the Bible by Harold N. Moldenke Waltham, Mass. Chronica ਀䈀漀琀愀渀椀挀愀 䌀漀洀瀀愀渀礀 ㄀㤀㔀㈀ ∀ 一甀洀戀攀爀猀 ㄀㄀㨀㔀 ⴀ 圀攀 爀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀 琀栀攀 昀椀猀栀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 眀攀ഊdid eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, ਀愀渀搀 琀栀攀 漀渀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 最愀爀氀椀挀欀⸀∀ ഊ ਀  瀀愀最攀 ㄀㠀㠀 椀渀 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 䌀甀氀琀甀爀攀 愀渀搀 匀漀挀椀攀琀礀 攀搀椀琀攀搀 戀礀 䐀愀瘀椀搀 䠀攀爀氀椀栀礀 一夀㨀ഊHarper and Row 1968 ( RE:Florence in 1336-38): " We have discovered by ਀琀栀攀 琀愀砀 愀琀 琀栀攀 最愀琀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 攀瘀攀爀礀 礀攀愀爀 䘀氀漀爀攀渀挀攀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 甀瀀眀愀爀搀猀 漀昀 㔀㔀Ⰰ　　　ഊcogna of wine...; The city required every year about 400 cows and ਀挀愀氀瘀攀猀㬀 㘀　Ⰰ　　　 洀甀琀琀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 猀栀攀攀瀀㬀 ㈀　Ⰰ　　　 猀栀攀ⴀ最漀愀琀猀 愀渀搀 栀攀ⴀ最漀愀琀猀㬀 愀渀搀ഊ30,000 pigs. In the month of July through the gate of San Frediano ਀琀栀攀爀攀 攀渀琀攀爀攀搀 㐀　　　 氀漀愀搀猀 漀昀 洀攀氀漀渀猀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 眀攀爀攀 愀氀氀 搀椀猀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀ഊcity." ਀ⴀ ⴀⴀ ഊIan Gourdon of Glen Awe ਀ⴀ ⴀ 䌀漀洀瀀愀渀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 漀爀搀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䜀爀攀攀渀眀漀漀搀 䌀漀洀瀀愀渀礀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 13:40:11 -0000 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀渀愀 一攀瘀椀渀 㰀挀渀攀瘀椀渀 愀琀 挀愀挀椀⸀挀漀⸀甀欀㸀ഊSubject: SC - Melons, thrushes and periodised lamb ਀ഊA small addition to Ian Gourdon's list of melon references - Piero Aretino ਀⠀琀栀攀 昀愀洀漀甀猀 嘀攀渀攀琀椀愀渀 瀀漀攀琀 愀渀搀 椀渀昀愀洀漀甀猀 最漀猀猀椀瀀⤀ 椀渀 愀 氀攀琀琀攀爀 漀昀 ㌀爀搀 䨀甀渀攀 ㄀㔀㌀㜀ഊthanking Mssr Francesco Marcolini for gifts of salads and fruits says; ਀∀䤀 挀愀渀 爀椀猀欀 愀 眀愀最攀爀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 眀愀渀琀椀渀最 琀漀 挀氀愀椀洀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 眀愀猀 渀漀琀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀ഊto see this year's figs, grown in your delightful garden. And I shall also ਀戀攀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 琀漀 琀愀猀琀攀 琀栀攀 瀀攀愀爀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 愀瀀爀椀挀漀琀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀攀氀漀渀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 瀀氀甀洀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀ഊgrapes and the peaches." ਀ഊAretino obviously loved his food and dots wonderful little descriptions ਀琀栀爀漀甀最栀漀甀琀 栀椀猀 氀攀琀琀攀爀猀⸀ 吀栀攀礀✀爀攀 眀漀爀琀栀 戀爀漀眀猀椀渀最 昀漀爀 琀栀愀琀 愀氀漀渀攀 愀氀洀漀猀琀ഊ(they're also very witty). My favorite however must be his description of ਀攀愀琀椀渀最 愀 最椀昀琀 漀昀 琀栀爀甀猀栀攀猀㬀ഊ"They were such that our Mssr Titian when he saw them on ਀琀栀攀 猀瀀椀琀 愀渀搀 猀渀椀昀昀攀搀 琀栀攀洀 眀椀琀栀 栀椀猀 渀漀猀攀Ⰰ 最氀愀渀挀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 猀渀漀眀 眀栀椀挀栀 眀愀猀ഊfalling relentlessly outside while the table was being set, and decided ਀琀栀攀爀攀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 琀漀 搀椀猀愀瀀瀀漀椀渀琀 愀 瀀愀爀琀礀 漀昀 最攀渀琀氀攀洀攀渀 眀栀漀 栀愀搀 愀猀欀攀搀 栀椀洀 琀漀ഊdinner. And altogether we heaped praises upon the long-beaked birds which, ਀戀漀椀氀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 愀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 搀爀椀攀搀 洀攀愀琀Ⰰ 愀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 漀昀 戀愀礀 氀攀愀瘀攀猀 愀渀搀 愀 最漀漀搀ഊsprinkling of pepper, we ate for the love of you, but also because they ਀搀攀氀椀最栀琀攀搀 甀猀⸀⸀⸀∀ഊ ਀䰀甀挀爀攀琀稀椀愀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 12:15:48 -0800 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 搀愀瘀椀搀 昀爀椀攀搀洀愀渀 㰀搀搀昀爀 愀琀 戀攀猀琀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Melons. ਀ഊPhlip asks: ਀㸀圀栀攀爀攀✀猀 琀栀攀 攀渀琀爀礀 椀渀 倀氀愀琀椀渀愀㼀 䤀✀洀 甀猀椀渀最 栀椀洀 昀漀爀 洀礀 洀愀椀渀 猀漀甀爀挀攀⸀ഊ ਀䤀琀 椀猀 椀渀 倀氀愀琀椀渀愀✀猀 䈀漀漀欀 ㄀Ⰰ 椀渀 琀栀攀 漀氀搀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀椀漀渀 ⠀䘀愀氀挀漀渀眀漀漀搀 倀爀攀猀猀ഊedition) on page 16. It is headed "Longmelons" and mostly concern the ਀洀攀搀椀挀愀氀 焀甀愀氀椀琀椀攀猀 漀昀 洀攀氀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 眀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 愀渀挀椀攀渀琀猀 栀愀搀 琀漀 猀愀礀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀洀⸀ഊ ਀䔀氀椀稀愀戀攀琀栀⼀䈀攀琀琀礀 䌀漀漀欀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 16:31:07 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䨀攀渀渀⼀夀愀渀愀 㰀樀搀洀椀氀氀攀爀㈀ 愀琀 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀猀⸀眀椀猀挀⸀攀搀甀㸀ഊSubject: Re: SC - pickled melon documentation ਀ഊJadwiga wrote: ਀㸀吀栀攀 瀀椀挀欀氀攀搀 䴀攀氀漀渀 开爀攀挀椀瀀攀开 椀渀 琀栀攀 䐀漀洀漀猀琀爀漀椀 洀愀礀 戀攀 瀀漀猀琀瀀攀爀椀漀搀 ⠀䤀 搀漀渀✀琀ഊ>have my copy with me, but Yana will know) but mentioned of pickled melon ਀㸀愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 昀爀甀椀琀 愀爀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 瀀漀爀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䐀漀洀漀猀琀爀漀椀⸀ഊ ਀夀攀瀀Ⰰ 椀琀 椀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ∀焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀愀戀氀攀∀ 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䐀漀洀漀猀琀爀漀椀 ⠀琀栀攀 䰀漀渀最 嘀攀爀猀椀漀渀ഊthat has parts that probably come from outside our period). The melons in ਀焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀 眀攀爀攀 氀椀欀攀氀礀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 䄀稀攀爀戀愀椀樀愀渀 漀爀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 匀漀甀琀栀 䌀攀渀琀爀愀氀ഊAsian country. For those who are wondering: ਀ഊ(Pouncy:199-200) Watermelons. Strain watermelon puree through a fine ਀猀椀攀瘀攀⸀  䰀攀琀 椀琀 爀椀瀀攀渀 椀渀 愀渀 愀氀欀愀氀椀渀攀 猀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀⸀  圀栀攀渀 椀琀 椀猀 爀椀瀀攀Ⰰ 搀漀 渀漀琀 挀漀漀欀ഊit, but let it purify itself. ਀ഊTake a watermelon and cut it into layers. Take out the seeds. Cut about ਀琀眀漀 昀椀渀最攀爀猀 眀椀搀琀栀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 猀欀椀渀Ⰰ 氀攀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 最爀攀攀渀 昀氀攀猀栀⸀  倀攀攀氀ഊoff strips a little thicker than paper. Put the strips in the juice and ਀氀攀琀 琀栀攀洀 猀椀琀Ⰰ 挀栀愀渀最椀渀最 琀栀攀 樀甀椀挀攀 栀愀氀昀眀愀礀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀⸀  䄀搀搀 栀漀渀攀礀 愀渀搀 挀漀漀欀 琀栀攀ഊmixture over a slow flame. Skim off any foam that appears. When the ਀洀椀砀琀甀爀攀 椀猀 挀氀攀愀爀 愀渀搀 渀漀 洀漀爀攀 昀漀愀洀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 猀礀爀甀瀀 椀猀 爀攀愀搀礀⸀  吀漀 琀栀攀 栀漀琀ഊmixture, add spices--pepper, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, mace, or nutmeg--and ਀猀椀洀洀攀爀 椀琀⸀  倀甀琀 琀栀攀 猀礀爀甀瀀 椀渀 愀 戀漀眀氀 猀漀 椀琀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 戀甀爀渀⸀  圀栀攀渀 椀琀 椀猀 爀攀愀搀礀Ⰰഊput watermelon in a lime solution, then cool it will not burn. When it is ਀爀攀愀搀礀Ⰰ 瀀甀琀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀 瀀椀攀挀攀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀礀爀甀瀀⸀ഊ ਀伀琀栀攀爀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 猀愀礀 礀漀甀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 挀漀漀欀 琀栀攀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀 椀渀 愀 氀椀洀攀 猀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀ഊcool it before adding it to honey cooked with spices. ਀ഊMelons. Peel melons thinly. Cut the body of the melon in half, then place ਀椀琀 椀渀 愀渀 愀氀欀愀氀椀渀攀 猀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 愀 搀愀礀 愀渀搀 愀 渀椀最栀琀⸀  倀甀琀 琀栀攀 瀀椀攀挀攀猀 椀渀 愀ഊspiced syrup like the one used for watermelons and let them sit. Stir the ਀瀀椀攀挀攀猀Ⰰ 琀甀爀渀椀渀最 琀栀攀洀 漀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 昀爀漀洀 琀椀洀攀 琀漀 琀椀洀攀⸀ഊ ਀伀琀栀攀爀猀 猀愀礀 琀栀愀琀 礀漀甀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 氀攀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 洀攀氀漀渀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀礀爀甀瀀 昀漀爀 愀 眀栀椀氀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀ഊpour it off and replace it, leaving it there for a week altogether. When ਀琀栀攀 猀礀爀甀瀀 栀愀猀 攀瘀愀瀀漀爀愀琀攀搀Ⰰ 愀搀搀 栀漀渀攀礀 眀椀琀栀 猀瀀椀挀攀猀ⴀⴀ瀀攀瀀瀀攀爀Ⰰ 最椀渀最攀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 挀氀漀瘀攀猀⸀ഊ ਀ⴀ ⴀⴀ夀愀渀愀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 08:22:44 EST ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䰀氀攀眀洀椀欀攀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Watermelon ਀ഊCastelvetro's Fruits' Herbs and Vegetables of Italy also references the ਀眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀⸀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 16:40:55 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀嘀椀渀挀攀渀琀 䌀甀攀渀挀愀∀ 㰀戀漀漀琀欀椀氀氀攀爀 愀琀 栀漀琀洀愀椀氀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: SC - Torta de melones ਀ഊorta de melones ਀ഊTomase el melon limpio de la corteza y de la semilla, y que no este muy ਀洀愀搀甀爀漀Ⰰ 礀 挀漀爀琀攀猀攀 愀 戀漀挀愀搀椀氀氀漀猀Ⰰ 礀 栀愀最愀渀猀攀 昀爀攀礀爀 瀀漀挀漀 愀 瀀漀挀漀 挀漀渀 洀愀渀琀攀挀愀 ഊmezclandolo con la cuchara de contino, saquese y dexese enfriar, y passese ਀瀀漀爀 攀氀 挀漀氀愀搀漀爀Ⰰ 礀 愀 挀愀搀愀 搀漀猀 氀椀戀爀漀猀 搀攀 洀攀氀漀渀 昀爀椀琀漀 愀渀縀愀搀愀渀猀攀氀攀 猀攀礀猀 漀渀稀愀猀 搀攀 ഊqueso de Tronchon or Parmesano y seys onzas de requeson, or queso fresco ਀戀椀攀渀 洀愀樀愀搀漀Ⰰ 猀攀礀猀 漀渀稀愀猀 搀攀 焀甀攀猀漀 搀攀 倀椀渀琀漀 洀愀渀琀攀挀漀猀漀 甀渀愀 漀渀稀愀 搀攀 挀愀渀攀氀愀Ⰰ ഊmedia onza de pimienta, seys onzas de azucar, diez hiemas de hueuos frescos, ਀漀 愀 氀漀 洀攀渀漀猀 猀攀礀猀 挀漀渀 氀愀猀 挀氀愀爀愀猀Ⰰ 礀 琀攀渀最愀猀愀 氀愀 挀愀稀甀攀氀愀 琀漀爀琀攀爀愀 瘀渀琀愀搀愀 挀漀渀 ഊmanteca, con vn ojaldre de pasta algo gordo hecho de la flor de la harina, ਀愀最甀愀 爀漀猀愀搀愀Ⰰ 栀椀攀洀愀猀 搀攀 栀甀攀甀漀猀Ⰰ 洀愀渀琀攀挀愀 搀攀 瘀愀挀愀猀Ⰰ 礀 猀愀氀Ⰰ 礀 猀甀 琀漀爀琀椀氀氀漀渀 ഊojaldrado alrededor, y pongase dentro la composicion, y hagase cozer en el ਀栀漀爀渀漀 挀漀渀 洀愀渀琀攀挀愀 搀攀爀爀攀琀椀搀愀 瀀漀爀 攀渀挀椀洀愀Ⰰ 礀 攀渀 攀猀琀愀渀搀漀 挀愀猀椀 挀漀稀椀搀愀 栀愀最愀猀攀 氀愀 ഊcorteza de azucar, y canela, y en estando cozida siruase caliente. Desta ਀洀愀渀攀爀愀 猀攀 瀀甀攀搀攀 栀愀稀攀爀 搀攀 氀漀猀 搀甀爀愀稀渀漀猀 礀 愀氀甀愀爀椀挀漀焀甀攀猀Ⰰ 礀 挀椀爀甀攀氀愀猀 洀愀氀 ഊmaduras. ਀ഊMelon Torte ਀ഊTake melon cleaned of the rind and the seeds, and which should not be very ਀爀椀瀀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 挀甀琀 椀琀 椀渀琀漀 戀椀琀攀ⴀ猀椀稀攀 瀀椀攀挀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 昀爀礀 琀栀攀洀 戀椀琀 戀礀 戀椀琀 眀椀琀栀 氀愀爀搀 ഊmixing them with a slotted spoon (?), take them out and let them cool, and ਀瀀愀猀猀 琀栀攀洀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 愀 猀琀爀愀椀渀攀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀漀 攀愀挀栀 琀眀漀 瀀漀甀渀搀猀 漀昀 昀爀椀攀搀 洀攀氀漀渀 愀搀搀 猀椀砀 ഊounces of Tronchon or Parmesan cheese amd six ounces of curds, or well ਀洀愀猀栀攀搀 昀爀攀猀栀 挀栀攀攀猀攀Ⰰ 猀椀砀 漀甀渀挀攀猀 漀昀 昀愀琀琀礀 倀椀渀琀漀 挀栀攀攀猀攀 漀渀攀 漀甀渀挀攀 漀昀 挀椀渀渀愀洀漀渀Ⰰ ഊhalf an ounce of pepper, six ounces of sugar, ten fresh egg yolks, or at ਀氀攀愀猀琀 猀椀砀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 眀栀椀琀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 琀漀爀琀攀 瀀愀渀 最爀攀愀猀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 氀愀爀搀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 愀 ഊleaf of somewhat thick dough made with the best flour, rose water, egg ਀礀漀氀欀猀Ⰰ 挀漀眀✀猀 氀愀爀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀愀氀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀琀猀 氀愀礀攀爀攀搀 挀爀甀猀琀 愀氀氀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 ⠀㼀⤀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 瀀甀琀 ഊthe mixture in, and let it cook in the oven with melted lard over it, and ਀眀栀攀渀 椀琀 椀猀 愀氀洀漀猀琀 挀漀漀欀攀搀 洀愀欀攀 琀栀攀 挀爀甀猀琀 眀椀琀栀 猀甀最愀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 挀椀渀渀愀洀漀渀Ⰰ⨀ 愀渀搀 眀栀攀渀 ഊit is cooked serve it hot. In this way you can make it with peaches and ਀愀瀀爀椀挀漀琀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 瀀漀漀爀氀礀 爀椀瀀攀渀攀搀 瀀氀甀洀猀⸀ഊ ਀⨀吀栀椀猀 椀猀 猀椀洀椀氀愀爀 琀漀 搀攀 一漀氀愀✀猀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀 昀漀爀 吀漀爀琀愀 䜀攀渀漀瘀攀猀愀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 椀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀猀 琀栀攀 ഊcook to sprinkle cinnamon and sugar over the torte as it is baking to form a ਀挀爀椀猀瀀 氀愀礀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀䴀椀渀搀 礀漀甀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 愀 焀甀椀挀欀 愀渀搀 搀椀爀琀礀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀椀漀渀⸀  䤀✀洀 琀漀琀愀氀氀礀 昀愀欀椀渀最 ഊ"cuchara de contino"; could also be "stir continuously with a spoon". ਀匀漀甀渀搀猀 礀甀洀洀礀Ⰰ 琀栀漀甀最栀⸀  䴀愀礀戀攀 䤀✀氀氀 琀爀礀 琀栀椀猀 昀漀爀 儀甀攀攀渀✀猀 倀爀椀稀攀 渀攀砀琀 礀攀愀爀℀  㨀⤀ഊ ਀嘀椀挀攀渀琀攀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 17:07:22 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀吀攀爀爀礀 䐀攀挀欀攀爀∀ 㰀琀⸀搀⸀搀攀挀欀攀爀 愀琀 眀漀爀氀搀渀攀琀⸀愀琀琀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Watermelon ਀吀漀㨀 ∀䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀∀ 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀䤀琀 眀愀猀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 洀攀氀漀渀 ⠀䴀椀搀搀氀攀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 搀攀爀椀瘀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 䰀愀琀椀渀 搀攀爀椀瘀攀搀 昀爀漀洀ഊGreek), a term that covers both Cucumis melo and Citrullus vulgaris (or C. ਀氀愀渀愀琀甀猀Ⰰ 椀昀 礀漀甀 挀栀漀漀猀攀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 䌀甀挀甀爀戀椀琀愀挀攀愀攀 愀爀攀 洀漀爀攀 瀀爀攀挀椀猀攀氀礀 昀爀甀椀琀 戀攀愀爀椀渀最 瘀椀渀攀猀 爀愀琀栀攀爀 琀栀愀渀ഊvegetables, although the English word "vegetable" does not make a clear ਀搀椀猀琀椀渀挀琀椀漀渀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 琀栀攀 琀眀漀⸀  䌀甀挀甀洀戀攀爀猀 戀攀椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 最攀渀甀猀 䌀甀挀甀洀椀猀 愀爀攀 洀漀爀攀ഊclosely related to the other melons. Pumpkins and squash are in genus ਀䌀甀挀爀戀椀琀愀⸀  伀琀栀攀爀 爀攀氀愀琀攀搀 瀀氀愀渀琀猀 愀爀攀 最漀甀爀搀猀 ⠀䰀愀最攀渀愀爀椀愀⤀ 愀渀搀 氀漀漀昀愀栀猀  ഊ(Luffa). ਀ഊBear ਀ഊ> This showed up in my mailbox today and thought it might be of interest. ਀㸀 吀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 昀愀挀琀 洀愀欀攀猀 洀攀 眀漀渀搀攀爀 眀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 琀栀攀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀ഊ> prior to 1615. Does anyone know? ਀㸀ഊ> Tara ਀㸀ഊ> Fun Facts about Watermelon ਀㰀挀氀椀瀀瀀攀搀㸀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 20 May 2005 17:05:08 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䨀漀栀渀渀愀 䠀漀氀氀漀眀愀礀 㰀樀漀栀渀渀愀 愀琀 猀椀琀欀愀⸀攀渀最椀渀⸀甀洀椀挀栀⸀攀搀甀㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Question about watermelon... ਀吀漀㨀 䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀㸀 搀椀搀 椀 搀爀攀愀洀 猀攀攀椀渀最 椀琀Ⰰ 漀爀 搀椀搀 椀 猀攀攀 愀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀 戀攀椀渀最ഊ> period fruit on this list? or just melon? and what kind? ਀㸀ഊ> cailte ਀ഊWatermelons- Come originally from Sub-Saharan Africa and were eaten by ਀琀栀攀 䔀最礀瀀琀椀愀渀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 渀漀琀 愀瀀瀀愀爀攀渀琀氀礀 戀礀 琀栀攀 刀漀洀愀渀猀 愀渀搀 䜀爀攀攀欀猀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 戀攀最椀渀ഊto appear in still life paintings in Northern Europe after circa 1450. ਀圀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀 眀愀猀 渀攀瘀攀爀 愀猀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀爀 愀猀 琀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 洀攀氀漀渀猀⸀ 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 渀漀琀 昀漀甀渀搀ഊthat garnishing melons in the fashions employed here today was done ਀瀀爀椀漀爀 琀漀 ㄀㘀　　Ⰰ 戀甀琀 愀最愀椀渀 椀琀 猀攀攀洀攀搀 琀栀攀 搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀瘀攀Ⰰ 椀渀攀砀瀀攀渀猀椀瘀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊfestive thing to do. ਀ഊThis is from my notes that I made when I served them last. ਀䌀愀猀琀攀氀瘀攀琀爀漀✀猀 洀愀渀甀猀挀爀椀瀀琀 挀漀渀琀愀椀渀猀 愀 最漀漀搀 搀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀洀⸀ഊSee Castelvetro, Giacomo. The Fruit, Herbs & Vegetables of Italy. ਀吀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀攀搀 戀礀 䜀椀氀氀椀愀渀 刀椀氀攀礀⸀ 䰀漀渀搀漀渀㨀 嘀椀欀椀渀最Ⰰ ㄀㤀㠀㤀⸀ഊ ਀䤀昀 礀漀甀 猀攀愀爀挀栀 琀栀攀 眀攀戀 最愀氀氀攀爀礀 漀昀 愀爀琀 甀渀搀攀爀 洀攀氀漀渀 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 琀甀爀渀 甀瀀ഊsome pictures of at least 17th century cantalopes. ਀ഊJohnnae ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ ㈀　 䴀愀礀 ㈀　　㔀 ㈀㄀㨀㌀　㨀㈀㠀 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: "Terry Decker" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 儀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀  愀戀漀甀琀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀⸀⸀⸀ഊTo: "Cooks within the SCA" ਀ഊ> did i dream seeing it, or did i see a mention of watermelon being ਀㸀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 昀爀甀椀琀 漀渀 琀栀椀猀 氀椀猀琀㼀  漀爀 樀甀猀琀 洀攀氀漀渀㼀  愀渀搀 眀栀愀琀 欀椀渀搀㼀ഊ> ਀㸀 挀愀椀氀琀攀ഊ ਀䴀攀氀漀渀猀 愀爀攀 漀昀 伀氀搀 圀漀爀氀搀 漀爀椀最椀渀 愀渀搀 愀爀攀 搀攀昀椀渀椀琀攀氀礀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀⸀  圀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀猀 愀爀攀ഊof African origin while the others are probably from the Middle East or ਀䰀攀瘀愀渀琀⸀ഊ ਀吀漀 焀甀漀琀攀 倀氀愀琀椀渀愀Ⰰ ∀䴀攀氀漀渀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 瀀攀瀀漀渀攀猀 猀攀攀洀 琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀漀猀攀 挀愀氀氀攀搀ഊmelopepones since the later are round and ribbed, the former oblong, like ਀挀椀琀爀漀渀 愀瀀瀀氀攀猀⸀⸀⸀⸀∀ഊ ਀䄀渀搀 昀爀漀洀 䄀瀀椀挀椀甀猀Ⰰ ∀氀漀渀最 愀渀搀 爀漀甀渀搀 洀攀氀漀渀猀㨀 㰀搀爀攀猀猀椀渀最㨀㸀 瀀攀瀀瀀攀爀Ⰰഊpennyroyal,honey or passum, liquamen, and vinegar. Sometimes asafoetida is ਀愀搀搀攀搀⸀∀ഊ ਀伀戀瘀椀漀甀猀氀礀Ⰰ 欀渀漀眀渀 愀渀搀 攀愀琀攀渀 ⠀愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 琀栀攀 䴀攀搀⤀ 昀爀漀洀 䄀渀琀椀焀甀椀琀礀 琀漀 ഊThe Renaissance. ਀ഊBear ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ ㈀　 䴀愀礀 ㈀　　㔀 ㈀㈀㨀㐀　㨀㌀㌀ ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: Ariane Helou ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 儀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀  愀戀漀甀琀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀⸀⸀⸀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA ਀ഊSo, this is my favorite period description of a watermelon... at least I ਀愀猀猀甀洀攀 椀琀✀猀 愀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀㨀ഊ ਀∀䄀氀猀漀 琀栀攀礀 栀愀瘀攀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 攀砀挀攀氀氀攀渀琀 昀爀甀椀琀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 䄀渀最甀爀椀愀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 挀漀氀搀攀猀琀 昀爀甀椀琀ഊin taste that ever I did eate: the pith of it, which is in the middle, is ਀愀猀 爀攀搀搀攀 愀猀 戀氀漀漀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 昀甀氀氀 漀昀 戀氀愀挀欀攀 欀攀爀渀攀氀猀⸀  吀栀攀礀 昀椀渀搀 愀 渀漀琀愀戀氀攀ഊcommodity of it in the sommer, for the cooling of themselves in time of ਀栀攀愀琀攀⸀  䘀漀爀 椀琀 栀愀琀栀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 爀攀昀爀椀最攀爀愀琀椀渀最 瘀椀爀琀甀攀 漀昀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 昀爀甀椀琀攀猀 漀昀ഊItaly." ਀ഊ From Thomas Coryate's "Crudities," the travel journal of an Englishman's ਀琀漀甀爀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 䘀爀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 䤀琀愀氀礀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䜀攀爀洀愀渀礀⸀  䤀琀 眀愀猀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 椀渀 ㄀㘀㄀㄀Ⰰ 戀甀琀ഊposthumously; Coryate died in 1607, and I think his travels took place a ਀昀攀眀 礀攀愀爀猀 攀愀爀氀椀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 琀栀愀琀⸀  吀栀椀猀 攀砀挀攀爀瀀琀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 愀爀攀 昀爀漀洀 栀椀猀ഊsection on Venetian food markets. Here's what he has to say about other ਀洀攀氀漀渀猀㨀ഊ ਀∀䰀椀欀攀眀椀猀攀 琀栀攀礀 栀愀搀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀 挀漀洀洀漀搀椀琀礀 眀栀攀渀 䤀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀爀攀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀ഊone of the most delectable dishes for a Sommer fruite of all Christendome, ਀渀愀洀攀氀礀 洀甀猀欀攀 䴀攀氀漀渀猀⸀  䤀 眀漀渀搀爀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 瀀氀攀渀琀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀洀㬀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀愀猀 猀甀挀栀ഊstore brought into the citie every morning and evening for the space of a ਀洀漀渀攀琀栀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 渀漀琀 漀渀攀氀礀 匀琀⸀ 䴀愀爀欀攀猀 瀀氀愀挀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 愀氀猀漀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 洀愀爀欀攀琀ഊplaces of the citie were superabundantly furnished with them: insomuch that ਀䤀 琀栀椀渀欀攀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀氀搀 猀漀 洀愀渀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀洀 攀瘀攀爀礀 搀愀礀 昀漀爀 琀栀愀琀 猀瀀愀挀攀Ⰰ 愀猀ഊyeelded five hundred pound sterling. They are of three sorts, yellow, ਀最爀攀攀渀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 爀攀搀搀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀 爀攀搀 椀猀 洀漀猀琀 琀漀漀琀栀猀漀洀攀 漀昀 愀氀氀⸀∀ഊ ਀䘀椀渀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 愀 眀愀爀渀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀攀 最爀攀攀搀礀㨀ഊ ਀∀䈀甀琀 䤀 愀搀瘀椀猀攀 琀栀攀攀 ⠀最攀渀琀氀攀 刀攀愀搀攀爀⤀ 椀昀 琀栀漀甀 洀攀愀渀攀猀琀 琀漀 猀攀攀 嘀攀渀椀挀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀栀愀氀琀ഊhappen to be there in the sommer time when they are ripe, to abstaine from ਀琀栀攀 椀洀洀漀搀攀爀愀琀攀 攀愀琀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀洀⸀  䘀漀爀 琀栀攀 猀眀攀攀琀渀攀猀猀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀洀 椀猀 猀甀挀栀 愀猀 栀愀琀栀ഊallured many men to eate so immoderately of them, that they have therewith ਀栀愀猀琀攀渀攀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 甀渀琀椀洀攀氀礀 搀攀愀琀栀⸀∀ഊ ਀嘀椀琀琀漀爀椀愀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:31:25 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䜀爀攀琀挀栀攀渀 䈀攀挀欀 㰀最爀洀 愀琀 愀渀搀爀攀眀⸀挀洀甀⸀攀搀甀㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Newbie Question about Watermelon ਀吀漀㨀 䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀ⴀⴀ伀渀 吀栀甀爀猀搀愀礀Ⰰ 䄀甀最甀猀琀 　㈀Ⰰ ㈀　　㜀 ㄀㈀㨀㔀㜀 倀䴀 ⴀ　㔀　　 䰀椀稀 圀椀氀猀漀渀ഊ wrote: ਀㸀 䤀 愀洀 渀攀眀 琀漀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 愀渀搀 爀攀愀搀 愀 最爀攀愀琀 戀甀琀 昀愀椀爀氀礀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀 昀漀爀ഊ> beginners that broke fruits and vegetables down into New World and Old ਀㸀 圀漀爀氀搀 昀漀漀搀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 猀攀攀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀 漀渀 琀栀攀 氀椀猀琀⸀  吀栀攀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀ഊ> indicated that cantalope (musk melons) and honeydew were Old World. This ਀㸀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀 眀愀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 眀攀戀猀椀琀攀猀⸀  䐀漀攀猀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 欀渀漀眀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 愀渀搀⼀漀爀ഊ> history of watermelon, or how it would have been served? I am assuming ਀㸀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 眀愀猀 猀攀愀猀漀渀愀戀氀攀 愀渀搀 眀愀猀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 琀漀 眀愀爀洀攀爀 挀氀椀洀愀琀攀猀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀 䌀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀愀ഊ ਀䠀椀 䌀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀愀Ⰰഊ ਀䈀爀椀琀愀渀渀椀挀愀 伀渀氀椀渀攀 猀愀礀猀 㨀ഊ(Citrullus lanatus, formerly C. vulgaris), succulent fruit of the gourd ਀昀愀洀椀氀礀 ⠀䌀甀挀甀爀戀椀琀愀挀攀愀攀⤀Ⰰ 渀愀琀椀瘀攀 琀漀 琀爀漀瀀椀挀愀氀 䄀昀爀椀挀愀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 甀渀搀攀爀  ഊcultivation on every continent except Antarctica. ਀ഊThe OED lists the term "water million" (water-melon) in 1615, and ਀最椀瘀攀猀 琀栀攀 䘀爀攀渀挀栀 琀攀爀洀 愀猀 洀攀氀漀渀 搀✀攀愀甀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 䐀漀洀漀猀琀爀漀椀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀椀漀渀 挀漀渀琀愀椀渀猀 愀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀 昀漀爀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀 爀椀渀搀 瀀椀挀欀氀攀猀Ⰰഊso, assuming the word is translated correctly (given the rest of the ਀爀攀挀椀瀀攀Ⰰ 䤀 猀甀猀瀀攀挀琀 椀琀 椀猀⤀ 琀栀椀猀 瀀甀琀猀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀猀 椀渀 刀甀猀猀椀愀 椀渀 琀栀愀琀 氀愀琀攀  ഊ16th or early 17th C. ਀ഊI think, but am not sure, that Castelvetro mentions watermelon in 1614 as a ਀昀爀甀椀琀 攀愀琀攀渀 椀渀 䤀琀愀氀礀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 洀礀 挀漀瀀礀 椀猀 愀琀 栀漀洀攀 愀渀搀 䤀 挀愀渀✀琀 挀栀攀挀欀 椀琀 甀渀琀椀氀ഊlater. ਀ഊtoodles, margaret ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㈀ 䄀甀最 ㈀　　㜀 ㄀㘀㨀　㤀㨀㄀㄀ ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: "Daniel Phelps" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 一攀眀戀椀攀 儀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀 愀戀漀甀琀 圀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀ഊTo: "Cooks within the SCA" ਀ഊThe Four Seasons of The House of Cerruti ISBN0-8160-0138-3 is a facsimile ਀攀搀椀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 ㄀㐀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 䰀愀琀椀渀 洀愀渀甀猀挀爀椀瀀琀 ∀吀愀挀甀椀渀甀洀ഊSanitatis in Medicina". It shows three color plates of what are labeled ਀洀攀氀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀猀⸀  吀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 椀猀 愀 挀氀愀猀猀椀挀 眀愀琀攀爀 洀攀氀漀渀 猀栀愀瀀攀搀Ⰰ 椀⸀攀⸀ 愀ഊvery oblate spheroid, smooth skinned green and whitish striped melon. They ਀愀爀攀 爀攀昀攀爀爀攀搀 琀漀 愀猀 洀攀氀漀渀攀猀 搀甀氀挀攀猀⸀  䤀渀 琀栀攀 瀀椀挀琀甀爀攀 琀栀攀礀 愀爀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 氀攀渀最琀栀ഊof a man's leg from foot knee. Eat them with mature cheese and salty foods ਀愀渀搀 搀爀椀渀欀 愀 昀椀渀攀 眀椀渀攀⸀  吀栀攀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 愀爀攀 猀瀀栀攀爀椀挀愀氀 猀洀漀漀琀栀 猀欀椀渀渀攀搀 搀愀爀欀 最爀攀攀渀ഊmelons. They are referred to as melones insipidi. Pick a good one by the ਀猀漀甀渀搀 漀戀琀愀椀渀攀搀 戀礀 琀愀瀀瀀椀渀最 漀渀 琀栀攀 漀甀琀猀椀搀攀⸀  䤀渀 吀甀猀挀愀渀礀 琀栀攀礀 愀爀攀 挀愀氀氀攀搀ഊcocomero. They are show perhaps a third larger than a man's head. The ਀琀栀椀爀搀 愀爀攀 猀瀀栀攀爀椀挀愀氀 礀攀氀氀漀眀椀猀栀 洀攀氀漀渀猀⸀  吀栀攀礀 愀爀攀 爀攀昀攀爀爀攀搀 琀漀 愀猀 洀攀氀漀渀攀猀 椀渀搀椀ഊet palestini. They are show perhaps a third larger than a man's head as ਀眀攀氀氀⸀  䄀 洀愀渀 椀猀 猀栀漀眀 猀渀椀昀昀椀渀最 漀渀攀⸀  吀栀攀礀 搀漀 渀漀琀 氀漀漀欀 焀甀椀琀攀 氀椀欀攀 愀 洀漀搀攀爀渀ഊcantaloupe as the skin appears to be smooth. Tis hard to tell however. All ਀琀栀爀攀攀 愀爀攀 猀栀漀眀渀 眀椀琀栀 氀愀爀最椀猀栀  瀀愀氀攀 礀攀氀氀漀眀 昀氀漀眀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 氀愀爀最攀 爀漀甀渀搀 昀愀渀  ഊshaped leaves. ਀ഊDaniel ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㈀ 䄀甀最 ㈀　　㜀 ㄀㜀㨀㔀㈀㨀㐀　 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: "Terry Decker" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 一攀眀戀椀攀 儀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀 愀戀漀甀琀 圀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀ഊTo: "Cooks within the SCA" ਀ഊWatermelon is of African origin. It was being cultivated in Egypt around ਀㈀　　　 䈀䌀䔀⸀  吀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 猀漀洀攀 搀椀猀愀最爀攀攀洀攀渀琀 愀戀漀甀琀 眀栀攀琀栀攀爀 漀爀 渀漀琀 椀琀 眀愀猀 眀攀氀氀 欀渀漀眀渀ഊto the ancient Romans, but it certainly became available in Europe ਀愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 䄀爀愀戀 攀砀瀀愀渀猀椀漀渀⸀ഊ ਀䈀攀愀爀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:42:27 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀吀攀爀爀礀 䐀攀挀欀攀爀∀ 㰀琀⸀搀⸀搀攀挀欀攀爀 愀琀 眀漀爀氀搀渀攀琀⸀愀琀琀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Melons in England ਀吀漀㨀 ∀䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀∀ 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 伀砀昀漀爀搀 䌀漀洀瀀愀渀椀漀渀 琀漀 䘀漀漀搀 猀愀礀猀 洀攀氀漀渀猀 ⠀䌀甀挀甀洀椀猀 洀攀氀漀⤀ 眀攀爀攀 椀渀琀爀漀搀甀挀攀搀 椀渀琀漀 ഊEngland in the 16th Century where they were grown "under glass bells, in ਀最爀攀攀渀栀漀甀猀攀猀 漀爀 ✀猀琀攀愀洀ⴀ瀀椀琀猀⸀✀∀ഊ ਀䴀攀氀漀渀猀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 挀甀氀琀椀瘀愀琀攀搀 漀渀 愀渀搀 漀昀昀 椀渀 猀漀甀琀栀攀爀渀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀 猀椀渀挀攀 刀漀洀愀渀 琀椀洀攀猀 ഊand were certainly reintroduced into the area by the Arabs. The first ਀洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀愀渀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 猀攀攀洀猀 琀漀 戀攀 䄀氀戀攀爀琀甀猀 䴀愀最渀甀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㌀琀栀 䌀攀渀琀甀爀礀⸀ഊ ਀䈀攀愀爀ഊ ਀㰀㰀㰀 䄀渀礀戀漀搀礀 栀愀瘀攀 愀渀礀 椀渀昀漀 漀渀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 攀愀琀椀渀最 洀攀氀漀渀猀 椀渀 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀 ⴀ 眀栀愀琀攀瘀攀爀ഊperiod? Someone suggested that Watermelon & cantaloupe would be good ਀愀琀 洀礀 甀瀀挀漀洀椀渀最 昀攀愀猀琀 愀渀搀 䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 椀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 最漀 漀瘀攀爀 眀攀氀氀⸀ 䈀甀琀 渀漀眀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀ഊto figure out if it is period for the region. ਀ഊSerena >>> ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㌀㄀ 䨀甀氀 ㈀　　㠀 ㈀㄀㨀㐀㜀㨀　㜀 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: Johnna Holloway ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䴀攀氀漀渀猀 椀渀 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA ਀ഊArtworks include ਀䌀漀琀愀渀✀猀 儀甀椀渀挀攀Ⰰ 䌀愀戀戀愀最攀Ⰰ 䴀攀氀漀渀 ☀ 䌀甀挀甀洀戀攀爀 ⠀㄀㘀　　⤀ 䌀爀攀搀椀琀㨀 匀愀渀 䐀椀攀最漀 ഊMuseum of Art ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀猀甀椀琀攀㄀　㄀⸀挀漀洀⼀瘀椀攀眀开椀洀愀最攀⸀挀昀洀⼀㌀㘀　㔀㘀㈀ഊAertsen click on the small painting to enlarge. I think the one is a melon. ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀椀戀椀戀氀椀漀⸀漀爀最⼀眀洀⼀瀀愀椀渀琀⼀愀甀琀栀⼀愀攀爀琀猀攀渀⼀瘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀ⴀ猀琀愀氀氀⼀ഊhttp://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/aertsen/vendor-vegetable.jpg ਀ഊThen also take a look at The Four Elements: Earth. A Fruit and Vegetable ਀䴀愀爀欀攀琀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 䘀氀椀最栀琀 椀渀琀漀 䔀最礀瀀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䈀愀挀欀最爀漀甀渀搀✀ഊ*1569 by Joachim Beuckelaer *Sixteen different varieties of vegetable ਀愀渀搀 昀爀甀椀琀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 椀搀攀渀琀椀昀椀攀搀⸀ഊhttp://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/education/ITT/earth.html ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀最愀氀氀攀爀礀⸀漀爀最⸀甀欀⼀挀最椀ⴀ戀椀渀⼀圀攀戀伀戀樀攀挀琀猀⸀搀氀氀⼀䌀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀倀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀爀⸀眀漀愀⼀眀愀⼀眀漀爀欀㼀眀漀爀欀一甀洀戀攀爀㴀渀最㘀㔀㠀㔀ഊ ਀䠀攀爀攀✀猀 椀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀漀渀猀 昀漀爀 愀 琀愀爀琀 漀昀 刀漀洀愀渀 洀攀氀漀渀猀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 椀猀 愀渀 攀砀挀攀爀瀀琀 昀爀漀洀 ⨀伀甀瘀攀爀琀甀爀攀 搀攀 䌀甀椀猀椀渀攀⨀ഊ(France, 1604 - Daniel Myers, trans.) ਀吀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 猀漀甀爀挀攀 挀愀渀 戀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 愀琀 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀䌀漀漀欀攀爀礀⸀挀漀洀 ഊ ਀ഊTo make a tart of Roman melons. Take a melon that is not at all ਀漀瘀攀爀爀椀瀀攀Ⰰ ☀ 眀愀猀栀 椀琀 眀攀氀氀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 ☀ 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀Ⰰ ☀ 昀椀渀攀氀礀 挀栀漀瀀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 琀愀欀攀 昀漀甀爀 ഊounces of good fat cheese, two ounces of sugar, a quarter ounce of ਀挀椀渀渀愀洀漀渀Ⰰ ☀ 愀 渀甀琀洀攀最Ⰰ ☀ 洀愀欀攀 琀栀攀 琀愀爀琀 氀椀欀攀 琀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀猀Ⰰ 眀栀攀渀 挀漀漀欀攀搀Ⰰ ഊsprinkle sugar thereon, & color with nutmeg. ਀ഊJohnnae ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ 　㐀 䄀甀最 ㈀　　㠀 ㄀㔀㨀㔀㔀㨀㈀㐀 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: Suey ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䴀攀氀漀渀猀 椀渀 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀ഊTo: sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org ਀ഊTerry Decker wrote: ਀㰀㰀㰀 吀栀攀 伀砀昀漀爀搀 䌀漀洀瀀愀渀椀漀渀 琀漀 䘀漀漀搀 猀愀礀猀 洀攀氀漀渀猀 ⠀䌀甀挀甀洀椀猀 洀攀氀漀⤀ 眀攀爀攀 椀渀琀爀漀搀甀挀攀搀 椀渀琀漀 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㘀琀栀 䌀攀渀琀甀爀礀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀 最爀漀眀渀 ∀甀渀搀攀爀 最氀愀猀猀 戀攀氀氀猀Ⰰ 椀渀  最爀攀攀渀栀漀甀猀攀猀 漀爀 ✀猀琀攀愀洀ⴀ瀀椀琀猀⸀✀∀ഊ ਀䴀攀氀漀渀猀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 挀甀氀琀椀瘀愀琀攀搀 漀渀 愀渀搀 漀昀昀 椀渀 猀漀甀琀栀攀爀渀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀 猀椀渀挀攀 刀漀洀愀渀 琀椀洀攀猀 ഊand were certainly reintroduced into the area by the Arabs. The first ਀洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀愀渀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 猀攀攀洀猀 琀漀 戀攀 䄀氀戀攀爀琀甀猀 䴀愀最渀甀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㌀琀栀 䌀攀渀琀甀爀礀⸀ഊ ਀䈀攀愀爀 㸀㸀㸀ഊ ਀䰀⸀䌀甀挀甀洀椀猀 洀攀氀漀Ⰰ 䄀爀⸀ 搀攀猀琀戀甀礀愀 漀爀 戀攀琀琀椀ⴀ栀Ⰰ 䘀爀⸀ 洀攀氀漀渀Ⰰ 䔀渀最⸀ 洀攀氀漀渀⸀ 䤀琀 椀猀 愀 渀愀琀椀瘀攀 漀昀 䨀漀爀搀愀渀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 眀愀猀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 琀漀 漀琀栀攀爀 挀漀甀渀琀爀椀攀猀 甀渀搀攀爀 刀漀洀愀渀 搀漀洀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ 䤀渀 匀瀀愀椀渀Ⰰ 䄀爀愀戀猀 椀渀琀爀漀搀甀挀攀搀 椀琀 昀爀漀洀 䔀最礀瀀琀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 㠀㈀㔀 愀渀搀 椀琀 眀愀猀 昀椀爀猀琀 挀甀氀琀椀瘀愀琀攀搀 椀渀 䄀㼀漀瘀攀爀 搀攀氀 吀愀樀漀Ⰰ 愀渀 愀氀ⴀ䄀渀搀愀氀甀猀 琀漀眀渀Ⰰ 渀漀 氀漀渀最攀爀 攀砀椀猀琀椀渀最Ⰰ 渀愀洀攀搀 昀漀爀 愀 瘀椀氀氀愀最攀 渀攀愀爀 刀漀洀攀⸀ 䤀琀 戀攀挀愀洀攀 愀 猀礀洀戀漀氀 椀渀 䴀甀猀氀椀洀 匀瀀愀椀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 攀砀挀攀氀氀攀渀琀 挀爀漀瀀猀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀攀搀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀 䄀最攀猀⸀ 䴀攀氀漀渀 眀愀猀 昀爀攀焀甀攀渀琀氀礀 攀愀琀攀渀 椀渀 䰀攀㼀渀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 ㄀　琀栀 䌀⸀ 嘀椀氀氀攀渀愀 ⠀㄀㔀琀栀 䌀⤀椀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀猀 琀漀 猀氀椀挀攀 椀琀 氀攀渀最琀栀眀椀猀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 琀栀攀 瀀椀琀猀⸀ 䠀攀 猀愀礀猀 椀琀 挀愀渀 戀攀 挀甀琀 栀漀爀椀稀漀渀琀愀氀氀礀 椀渀琀漀 爀漀甀渀搀猀 戀甀琀 椀琀 椀猀 戀攀琀琀攀爀 氀攀渀最琀栀眀椀猀攀⸀ 䤀琀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 猀愀椀搀 琀栀愀琀 䠀漀氀礀 刀漀洀愀渀 䔀洀瀀攀爀漀爀猀 䄀氀戀攀爀琀Ⰰ 䘀爀攀搀攀爀椀挀欀 䤀䤀䤀 愀渀搀 䠀攀渀爀礀 䤀嘀 漀昀 䜀攀爀洀愀渀礀 愀渀搀 倀漀瀀攀 倀愀甀氀 䤀䤀 搀椀攀搀 愀猀 爀攀猀甀氀琀 漀昀 攀愀琀椀渀最 琀漀漀 洀甀挀栀 洀攀氀漀渀⸀ 䄀瘀攀渀稀漀愀爀 攀砀瀀氀愀椀渀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 洀攀氀漀渀 洀愀礀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀 愀 渀漀砀椀漀甀猀 琀爀愀渀猀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 最攀渀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 愀 栀甀洀漀爀 猀椀洀椀氀愀爀 琀漀 瀀漀椀猀漀渀 椀昀 眀栀攀渀 攀愀琀攀渀 琀栀椀猀 漀挀挀甀爀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 洀攀愀氀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀琀漀洀愀挀栀 瀀爀攀瘀攀渀琀猀 琀栀攀 洀攀氀漀渀 昀爀漀洀 氀攀愀瘀椀渀最 椀琀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀栀愀渀挀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀椀渀最 愀爀攀 氀攀猀猀 琀栀愀渀 漀渀攀 椀渀 ㄀Ⰰ　　　⸀ 䰀甀椀猀 䰀漀戀攀爀愀 搀攀 䄀瘀椀氀愀Ⰰ 挀漀甀爀琀 瀀栀礀猀椀挀椀愀渀 漀昀 䌀栀愀爀氀攀猀 嘀 漀昀 䠀愀瀀猀戀甀爀最 眀爀漀琀攀 椀渀 栀椀猀 洀攀搀椀挀愀氀 洀愀渀甀愀氀 漀昀 ㄀㔀㌀　 琀栀愀琀 洀攀氀漀渀 猀攀攀搀猀 愀爀攀 栀甀洀椀搀 愀渀搀 眀攀爀攀 甀猀攀搀 琀漀 爀攀搀甀挀攀 昀攀瘀攀爀 愀渀搀 琀漀 攀砀瀀攀氀 欀椀搀渀攀礀 猀琀漀渀攀猀⸀ 嬀䈀漀氀攀渀猀⸀ ㄀㤀㤀　㨀㌀㐀㬀 䔀匀㨀 䌀愀爀爀漀氀氀ⴀ䴀愀渀渀⸀䜀甀椀猀愀搀漀猀 ㈀ⴀ愀爀琀⸀ 䨀甀渀 㘀Ⰰ 　㄀㨀 昀琀渀 㜀㐀㬀 䔀匀㨀 䌀栀甀⸀ 伀挀琀 ㄀㌀Ⰰ 　㈀㬀 䤀戀渀 娀甀栀爀⼀䜀愀爀挀㼀愀 匀㼀渀挀栀攀稀⸀ ㄀㤀㤀㈀㨀㠀㘀ⴀ㠀㠀㬀 匀㼀渀挀栀攀稀ⴀ䄀氀戀漀爀渀漀稀⸀ ㈀　　　㨀㄀㘀㄀ 愀渀搀 嘀椀氀氀攀渀愀⼀䌀愀氀攀爀漀⸀ ㈀　　㈀㨀㈀㌀愀㨀㐀㈀戀崀ഊ ਀嘀椀氀氀攀渀愀 愀氀猀漀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀猀 眀愀琀攀爀洀攀氀漀渀 戀甀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 渀漀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 琀漀 挀愀渀琀氀漀甀瀀攀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀 ㄀㔀琀栀 䌀⸀ 攀砀挀攀瀀琀 昀漀爀 䌀漀氀甀洀戀甀猀 琀愀欀椀渀最 愀 瘀愀爀椀攀琀礀 愀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀 ⠀椀琀猀 愀 眀漀渀搀攀爀 栀椀猀 猀栀椀瀀猀 攀瘀攀爀 洀愀搀攀 椀琀 漀甀琀 漀昀 䠀甀攀氀瘀愀 栀攀 琀漀漀欀 猀漀 洀甀挀栀 昀漀漀搀⤀ 䄀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 挀愀渀琀愀氀漀甀瀀攀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 猀攀攀洀猀 琀漀 琀愀欀攀 漀昀昀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 ㄀㠀琀栀 䌀 昀爀漀洀 䤀琀愀氀礀⸀ ഊ ਀匀甀攀礀ഊ ਀㰀琀栀攀 攀渀搀㸀ഊEdited by Mark S. 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