Food - Breads and Grains
This is a collection of files that I have assembled from various sourcessince 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 articlessubmitted to me by their authors.Several types of files are available:
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THLord Stefan li Rous (Mark S. Harris, stefan at florilegium.org).
- filelist-list The complete list of these Florilegium files. (also text, rtf.)
- 3-F-Toast-Rec-art "Period French Toast Recipes" by Lady Hauviette d$#39;Anjou.
- Ancent-Grains-art "Looking into Ancient Grains" by Mistress Christianna MacGrain, OP, OL.
- Bagels-art "Period Bagels?" by Mairi Ceilidh.
- bagels-msg Period bagels.
- biscotti-msg Period biscotti, a twice-baked travel bread.
- Bizcochos-art "Bizcochos - Renaissance Spanish Biscotti" by Mistress Kiriel du Papillon (OL, OP).
- BNYeast-art "A Brief Note on Yeast" by Katerine Rountre.
- boulting-msg Sieving meal to get various grades of flour.
- Bread-Hist-art "A Treatise on Bread" by Mistress Aldyth Trefaldwyn.
- bread-msg Medieval breads and grains.
- breadcrumbs-msg Obtaining bread crumbs for use in recipes.
- breadmaking-msg Period bread recipes and re-creations.
- brd-manchets-msg Small bread loaves of the finest white flour.
- brd-mk-ethnic-msg Making various ethnic breads. Recipes.
- brd-mk-flat-msg Period flat or unleavened bread recipes.
- brd-mk-sour-msg Period soudough bread. Recipes.
- bread-stamps-msg Stamps used to leave insignia in bread.
- bread-stuffed-msg Period stuffed bread. Rastons. Recipes.
- buckwheat-msg Buckwheat use in period. Recipes.
- Bulgr-w-Chest-art "Ottoman-Style Bulghur w/Chestnuts" by Urtatim Al-Qurtubiyya.
- cheese-breads-msg Period cheese bread or biscuit recipes.
- Chese-Gnocchi-art "Cheese Gnocchi:Little Medieval Pillows of Love" by Baroness Ysabeau Tiercelin, OP, OL.
- couscous-msg Medieval couscous, a berber dish of semolina (granules of durum wheat).
- Eat-Brioche-art "Let Them Eat Brioche" by Lady Judith bas Rabbi Mendel.
- Exotc-Tharid-art "From Lost Bread to French Toast" by Christianna MacGrain.
- flour-msg Types of flour. Sources. Period flour.
- French-Toast-art "The Exotic Tharīd of Ibn Sayyār al-Warrāq" by Magister Galefridus Peregrinus, OP. Fancy Sops. Bread soaked in a meat broth.
- French-Toast-msg Period French Toast. Recipes.
- fried-breads-msg Period fried breads. Funnel cakes, donuts.
- Frumenty-art "Frumenty (Wheat Porridge)" by Mistress Leoba of Lecelade.
- Funnel-Cakes-art "Yes, Funnel Cakes are Period!!!" by HL Alianora de Olmondiers.
- grains-msg Medieval grains. Recipes. Cooking.
- hartshorn-msg Hartshorn in period. Use as an leavening agent. Recipes. Cooking.
- India-Samosas-art "15th Century East Indian Samosas" by Baroness Anastasia Alexandrovana Andreeva (OL). Fried, stuffed dumplings.
- Ital-Fnl-Caks-art "Italian Funnel Cakes" by Mistress Helewyse de Birkestad.
- It-Stufd-Lofs-art "Italian Stuffed Loaves" by Lord Ogawa Matajirou Ujimori.
- jeweled-rice-msg Period Persian jeweled rice.
- jumbals-msg Knotted twists of dough similar to pretzels.
- leavening-msg Period leavening agents other than yeast.
- Litle-Morsels-art "Little morsels or biscotti from 16th century Italy" by Mistress Helewyse de Birkestad.
- maize-msg Discovery of maize (Indian corn) in the Americas and its introduction to Europe.
- oatcakes-msg Period oatcakes.
- pancakes-msg Period pancakes and pancake-like foods.
- pasta-gnocchi-msg Period gnocchi pasta. Recipes.
- Pasta-Hndout-art "Pasta Handout" by Lady Dawn Schadue.
- pasta-msg Period pasta. Period referances. Recipes.
- pasta-stufed-msg Period stuffed pasta dishes. Ravioli.
- pizza-msg Period pizza and similar items.
- Is-it-Pizza-art "When is a Pizza not a Pizza?" by Helewyse de Birkestad.
- polenta-msg Period polenta. Wheat and maize polenta.
- porridges-msg Period porridges and gruels.
- pretzels-msg Period pretzels and pretzel-like breads.
- rice-msg Period rice. Recipes.
- rice-yoghurt-msg Cooking rice in yoghurt in an Islamic dish.
- rissoles-msg A stuffed, fried pastry or a dough mixed with various items and then fried.
- Roman-Bread-art "Roman Bread" by Mistress Drea di' Pellegrini.
- S-Stufed-Brd-art "Bazmawards and pasticcio Ibn Ath Thumnaby" by Lady Adelisa di Salerno. Sicilian Stuffed Bread.
- Sogdian-Bread-art "Sogdian Bread" by Nadeem Ahmad, Eran ud Turan. A period Iranian/central Asian bread.
- sops-msg Slices of bread soaked in a sauce.
- Trenchers-Hst-art "Trenchers - A Brief History" by HL Baric Firehand (Bear).
- trenchers-msg Wooden and bread trenchers. Plates.
- wafers-msg Period savory and sweet wafers. Recipes.
- Wheat—2-Flour-art "From Wheat to Flour - a Hands On Approach" by HL Czina Angielczyka.
- yeasts-msg Medieval use of yeast. Using it in the CMA.
Here are some related files in other sections of the Florilegium:
- Horsebread-art "Horsebread" by Madonna Contessa Ilaria Veltri degli Ansari.
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