14th century cook's playdate at Mists Fall Coronet

[ppfuf]

I've been talking to LearnTeach, and we'd like to host a 14th century cook's cook-over-fire playdate at Mists Fall Coronet (Ed Levine Park, October 16th-18th). This will be in conjunction with the 14th Century Salon suggested by the fabulous CallistoToni.

So what's cooking in the 14th Century? Just on the web there's English translations of these four cookbooks:
*) The Forme of Cury, English 1390: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/foc/
*) Le Viandier de Taillevent, French http://www.telusplanet.net/public/prescotj/data/viandier/viandier1.html
*) Ein Buch von guter Spise, German http://cs-people.bu.edu/akatlas/Buch/recipes.html
*) Le Ménagier de Paris, French (cooking sections only) http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Medieval/Cookbooks/Menagier/Menagier.html#Beginning

Right now we haven't decided on which recipes we're going to try, so if you have a favorite please let me know.

If you don't like cooking, feel free to bring a story from Chaucer or the Decameron to read to the cooks.

regards,
Crystal of the Westermark

ps/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century

ETA: I was focused on web sources and neglected to mention Book of Sent Sovi: Medieval Recipes from Catalonia avaliable from http://www.poisonpenpress.com/cookery.html.

Comments

[joycebre.livejournal.com]

I like it when people sing in the kitchen too!

[j-i-m-r.livejournal.com]

Don't forget the Spaniards ... Sent Sovi is 14th c and very tasty :-)

[mad-duchess.livejournal.com]

Bah. Chaucer and The Decameron are tales for old ladies. Wimpy old ladies--certainly not the type of old lady you and I hope to be, old friend. I shall bring you a tale of chivalry and battle from the Chronicles of Froissart. Something that will set your pulse racing and steel your will--you will cook like a hero!

[j-i-m-r.livejournal.com]

So is Coronet at the Ed Levin site where A&S was? This one has the permanent BBQ pits. That is where the play date is happening, right?

[roswtr.livejournal.com]

I'm so there!

[evil-macaroni.livejournal.com]

I'd love to cook with you guys. I'll let the husband take over EM Jr watching duties. :-)

What's for dinner...

[hyster1a.livejournal.com]

Isnt that silly "Cockentrice" recipe in Forme of Cury? You know the one that starts with smitting a pigge in twain athwart the waist or words to that effect. After some surgery worthy of an Igor, I think the pair of them eventually end up on the spit.
By way of a subtle hint, I've never seen a cockentrice endored or any other way.