Food

This is a collection of files that I have assembled from various sources since I first joined the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) in 1989. The information in these files comes from the Rialto newsgroup (rec.org.sca), the old fidonet medieval echo conferance area, various mail lists and articles submitted to me by their authors.

Several types of files are available:

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-art A stand-alone article written by a single author. Some are off of the networks while some were submitted to me by the author.

-bib A bibliography of book and article titles on a single subject.

-FAQ An article file that follows a Frequently Asked Questions format.

All text files are available in three formats, HTML, text and RTF. If the text and RTF formats are not mentioned explicitly in this index, they are available from within the HTML file.

THLord Stefan li Rous (Mark S. Harris, stefan at florilegium.org).

filelist-list The complete list of these Florilegium files. (also text, rtf.)
14C-Fingerfds-art "English - 14th Century Fingerfoods" by THL Kateryn de Develyn.
almond-milk-msg Making almond milk. Recipes. Deskinning almonds.
alnd-mlk-chs-msg Period almond milk cheese. Cheese and butter-like compounds make from almond milk.
aspic-msg Notes on aspic, a meat-base gelatin.
bag-cooking-msg Using plastic bags to warm pre-cooked foods at SCA events. Vacuum food sealers.
Barons-Taste-art "To A Baron's Taste - Period and period style recipes" by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen, O.P..
beer-in-food-msg Period recipes with beer or ale in them.
blancmange-msg A medieval rice dish composed principally of rice, almond milk and chicken.
Blood-Soup-art "Polish Black Soup - Czarnina" by Casamira Jawjalny, O.L.
Brakng-t-Fast-art " Breaking the Fast or What did they eat for breakfast?" by Mistress Christianna MacGrain, OP,OL, Meridies.
breakfast-msg What's for breakfast? SCA and period.
broths-msg Broths in period recipes. Substitutions.
caldron-cookg-msg Cooking foods in a caldron over an open fire
Camp-Cooking-art "Camp Cooking" by Lady Caointiarn.
M-Camp-Cookng-art "More Camp Cooking" by Lady Caointiarn. Some simple on-pot meals.
campfood-msg Non-refrig. food for camping events.
canning-msg Use of canning in the SCA. Directions.
Cheap-Apicius-art "Apicius for the Impoverished" by Margali.
chestnuts-msg Medieval harvesting and use of chestnuts. Roasting. Recipes.
Compleat-Cook-art "The Compleat Cook" by Dame Alys Katharine.
Complet-Anglr-msg Recipes from "Compleat Angler", 1653.
compost-msg A pickled food of fruits and vegetables.
cook-ovr-fire-msg Cooking over open fires. Outdoor feasts.
cook-flowers-msg Cooking with flowers.
cooking-oils-msg Period cooking and food oils.
cooking-msg Cooking techniques.
crockpot-dshs-msg Medieval dishes which cook well in a slow-cooker/crockpot.
cuskynoles-msg A medieval fruit-filled pasta dish.
Docu-Cookery-art "Documenting Cookery" by Dame Alys Katharine.
drying-foods-msg Drying foods in period and for the SCA.
dumplings-msg Period dumplings. Recipes.
DYKIP-Brekfst-art "Did You Know It's Period? Part 7 - Time for Breakfast" by HL Rowan Houndskeeper.
DYKIP-Food-art "Did You Know It's Period? - Modern Medieval Food" by HL Rowan Houndskeeper.
DYKIP-Veg-Frt-art "Did You Know It's Period? Part 2 - Vegetables and Fruit" by HL Rowan Houndskeeper.
DYKIP-Startrs-art "Did You Know It's Period? Part 6 - Starters and Appetizers" by HL Rowan Houndskeeper.
DYKIP-Sweets-art "Did You Know It's Period? Part 3 - Satisfying Your Sweet Tooth" by HL Rowan Houndskeeper.
DYKIP-Frid-Fd-art "Did You Know It's Period? Part 4 - Fried Foods" by HL Rowan Houndskeeper.
DYKIP-Pies-art "Did You Know It's Period? Part 5 - Simple Simon's Pies" by HL Rowan Houndskeeper.
easy-p-recip-msg Some easy period recipes. Ideal for new cooks or for cooks new to period cooking.
egg-whites-msg What to do with extra egg whites. Recipes.
eggs-msg Recipes. Substitutions. Hen, goose and other eggs.
egg-storage-msg Period and modern raw egg storage.
eggs-stuffed-msg Period stuffed eggs dishes. Recipes.
fasts-msg Fasts and fast days. Food restrictions.
fd-decoratng-msg Decorating and presenting period foods.
fd-monks-msg Food of medieval monks.
fd-paintings-msg Period paintings that show food items.
fd-sumpt-laws-msg Medieval food sumptuary laws.
finger-foods-msg Ideas for finger foods at feasts, events and revels.
food-msg History and descript. of various foods.
food2-msg More of food.msg.
food-gifts-msg Period food items that make good gifts.
food-seasons-msg When various foods were in season.
food-sources-msg Modern sources for unusual medieval meats and other foods.
food-storage-msg Storing and preserving food in period. Non-refrigerated food for camping and Pennsic.
freezng-foods-msg Freezing foods for storage. Techniques.
fried-foods-msg Medieval fried foods. Recipes.
frittours-msg Period fried, breaded foods. Recipes.
frumenty-msg A period cooked grain dish, often barley.
gazpacho-msg A soup or sauce of vinegar, garlic and bread.
grape-leaves-msg Use of grape leaves in cooking. Sources.
healing-food-msg Period foods proscribed to heal the sick.
herbs-cooking-msg Period herbs used in cooking.
hollapotrida-msg Period holopotrida recipes. Stews with a very wide variety of ingredients.
humorl-theory-bib A biblio. by Thomas Gloning on the period theories of humors and dietetics.
humorl-theory-msg Concepts of medieval Humoral Theory.
illusion-fds-msg Medieval illusion foods. Disguised food.
Intro-P-Cookg-art "Clotild's Brief Intro to Period Cooking" by Domina Clotilda Suessionensis.
larding-msg Inserting fat into meat in period and today.
Lrds-Salt-Exp-art "Lord's Salt Experiment" by Lady Hauviette d'Anjou.
mashed-food-msg Period 'mashed' food. Recipes.
Medicinal-Fds-art "Medicinal Foods of the Middle Ages" by Marija and Petr Kotok.
Medievl-Pasta-art "Medieval Pasta! " by Lady Jehanne de Huguenin.
Medv-Fd-Myths-art "Medieval Food, Fact and Fantasy" by Mistress Helewyse de Birkestad.
medvl-cooking-lnks Links on medieval cooking by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
MF-vegetarian-art "Medieval Food for Vegetarians" by Lady Katherine Rowberd.
mincemeat-pie-msg Period mincemeat pies. Recipes.
Mrdonas-Ktchn-art Mordonna's Kitchen. A series of articles on period cooking by Mordonna DuBois.
mustard-soup-msg Mustard soup. HE Salaamallah's version.
no-fire-cook-msg Period no-fire and solar cooking.
nuts-msg Nuts, acorns, nut flours in medieval foods.
onion-soups-msg Period onion soups.
Opn-Fr-Cookry-art "Outdoor Open Fire Cookery" by Count Sir Gunthar Jonsson, CIM.
p-cold-treats-msg Period cold or frozen foods.
p-fd-coloring-msg Period food colorings.
p-food-terms-msg List of period food terms maintained by Phillipa Seton.
p-kitchens-msg Period kitchens and kitchen staff.
p-street-food-msg Period street food.
paella Possible history of the Spanish rice and seafood dish called paella.
pasta-msg Period pasta. Period referances. Recipes.
pasta-stufed-msg Period stuffed pasta dishes. Ravioli.
pasta-gnocchi-msg Period gnocchi pasta. Recipes.
pea-soup-msg Period pea soups. Recipes.
Period-Pies-art "Raising a Coffin or the Fine Art of Making Period Pies. " by Lady Aoife Finn.
pickled-eggs-msg Period pickled eggs. Recipes.
pickled-foods-msg Medieval pickled food. Recipes.
pierogies-msg Stuffed dumplings/pies from Eastern Europe.
pies-msg Period pie crusts, meat and fruit pies.
pot-lck-ideas-msg Menu ideas for pot luck feasts and revels.
potted-foods-msg Cooked foods put in pots and sealed w. fat.
Preservng-CMA-foods-art "Preserving Foods in the Current Middle Ages" by Hauviette d'Anjou.
puddings-msg Medieval puddings. recipes.
raw-fruit-vg-msg Evidence that raw fruits and vegetables were eaten in period.
rec-in-verse-msg Period recipes written in a verse format.
rec-tim-pray-msg Period recipes using prayers for timing.
recipes-msg Recipes for medieval food.
redacting-msg Changing period recipes into modern format.
Redacting-art "The Kitchen Wench Way: Redacting Recipes" by Caointiarn.
Redacting-Rec-art "Take a Quayle, and Sle Him - A Beginner's Guide to Redacting Medieval Recipes" by Mistress Euriol of Lothian, O.P.
rotten-meat-msg The myth that they used spices to cover the taste of rotten meat in the Middle Ages.
salads-msg Period salads. lettuce, greens.
sapa-msg Concentrated grape juice. Also called saba, sabba. Often used in Italian cooking.
Scotch-Eggs-msg Fried sausage-wrapped hard-boiled eggs.
sel-frts-veg-msg Selecting the best fruits and vegetables.
soup-msg Medieval soups. Cooking soups at events. Recipes.
spice-use-art "The Question of Heavy Spice Use and Rotten Food" by Lord Xaviar the Eccentric.
substitutions-msg Substituting ingredients in period recipes.
Sumr-Fd-Safty-art "Summer Food Safety" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis.
Summer-Salad-art "A Summer Salad" by Lady Jehanne de Huguenin.
tarts-msg Small, open-topped, shallow pies.
thickening-msg Use of period food thickening agents.
To-Mke-A-Tart-art Article on medieval recipes using a cheese-onion tart as an example. By Terry Nutter.
Tourny-Basket-art "Filling the Tourney Basket" by Lady Caointiarn.
vegetarian-msg Medieval vegetarianism. Lenten foods.
veg-hrb-juice-msg Obtaining vegetable and herb juice.
verjuice-msg Medieval verjuice. Modern substitutions.
Vinegar-art "What's so special about Vinegar?" by Mistress Christianna MacGrain.
Vinegar-NJFCC-art "Vinegar: Not Just for Cleaning Coffeepots" by THL Mairin ben Dhiarmait.
vinegar-msg Vinegar in period. Making vinegar.
Warners-art An article on disguised food by Alizaunde, Demoiselle de Bregeuf.
White-Mash-art An article on a recipe reconstructed from the Harpestraeng manuscript. The oldest western cookbook.
wine-cooking-msg Cooking wines. Substitutions. Similar files in other sections:
cheese-soups-msg Period cheese soups. Recipes.
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