"Oldest European Medieval Cookbook Found" Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 Apr 2013 10:11 p.m. PST |
"A 12th-century manuscript contains the oldest known European Medieval food recipes, according to new research.
The recipes, which include both food and medical ointment concoctions, were compiled and written in Latin. Someone jotted them down at Durham Cathedral's monastery in the year 1140.
It was essentially a health book, so the meals were meant to improve a person's health or to cure certain afflictions. The other earliest known such recipes dated to 1290.
Many of the dishes sound like they would work on a modern restaurant menu. Faith Wallis, an expert in medical history and science based at McGill University, translated a few for Discovery News…"
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 John the OFM   | 25 Apr 2013 8:07 a.m. PST |
The Irish page: "Boil it." |
| Tacitus | 25 Apr 2013 9:13 a.m. PST |
Neat! Thanks for the link. I have several medieval/renaissance cookbooks. Can't wait until they're done with this one. |
| charared | 25 Apr 2013 3:14 p.m. PST |
Looks interesting. Thanks Tango! |
| charared | 25 Apr 2013 5:56 p.m. PST |
The Irish page: "Boil it." LOL! 
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