ITPSP

Introduction to Period Spice Powders

Spice Mixes Used in Period Cooking

Other Spice Articles (SCA)

• • Lady Guenièvre de Montmarché

    • • These Things Come From The Terrestrial Paradise

      • Spices and Their Use in 14th and 15th Century France

      • http://oak.atlantia.sca.org/21/spices.htm

  • al-Sayyida Anahita al-Qurtubiyya bint 'abd al-Karim al-Fassi

    • • Making a Fine Spice Powder March 2004

      • http://home.earthlink.net/~al-tabbakhah/FineSpicePowders.html

Period Sources

• • "Le Ménagier De Paris" (circa 1393)

    • • Period French - http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/menagier/ (Note - in progress)

• • • English Translation - http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Medieval/Cookbooks/Menagier/Menagier.html

• • "Libre del Coch" - Rupert de Nola (circa 1529)

• • • http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MANUSCRIPTS/Guisados1-art.html

    • http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MANUSCRIPTS/Guisados2-art.html

• • "Du fait de Cuisine" - Maistre Chiquart

    • • Translated by Elizabeth Cook - http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Medieval/Cookbooks/Du_Fait_de_Cuisine/Du_fait_de_Cuisine.html

Good to Know

• • Apothecaries' system - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apothecaries%27_system

Modern Redactions

• • The Stewpot Recipe Gallery

    • • Arwen's Poudre Fort by Arwen Southernwood

• • • http://home.earthlink.net/~smcclune/stewpot/recipe_arwen_poudrefort.html

Spice Sources

• • Penzeys Spices

    • http://www.penzeys.com/

Spice Info

• • Bay Leaf

    • Types = Mediterranean, California, and "Indian Bay-Leaf" aka Malabathrum

    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_leaf

  • Cinnamon

    • • Cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum, synonym C. cassia, aka Chinese cinnamon) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassia

        • Note - This is the 'Cinnamon' powder that is found in most grocery stores.

      • Ceylon Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum, synonym C. zeylanicum aka True Cinnamon) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon

        • • Note - Known for it's floral and sweet taste.

  • Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum, syn. Eugenia aromaticum or Eugenia caryophyllata)

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloves

  • Galangal (AKA "Blue Ginger")

    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galangal

  • Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger

  • Grains of Paradise (Aframomum melegueta)

    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grains_of_paradise

  • Malabathron

    • • Malabathrum, Malobathrum or Malabar leaf (Cinnamomum tamala sometimes given as Cinnamomum tejpata)

      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_bay_leaf

      • Curry Tree or Curry-leaf Tree (Murraya koenigii; syn. Bergera koenigii, Chalcas koenigii)

      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_leaf

      • Malabathron (Cinnamomum tamala sometimes given as Cinnamomum tejpata)

      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassia

      • Indian Bay-leaf (Cinnamomum tamala)

      • http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Cinn_tam.html

• Nutmeg & Mace

  • Mace

    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg

  • Nutmeg

    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg

  • Pepper

    • • Black Pepper (Piper nigrum)

      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pepper

      • Long Pepper (Piper longum)

      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_pepper

      • Cubeb (Piper cubeba aka Tailed Pepper)

      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubeb

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