A Miscellany

by Cariadoc and Elizabeth

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Introduction

This book contains Cariadoc and Elizabeth's recipe collection, plus a collection of articles and poems. Except for recipes, everything is by Cariadoc unless stated otherwise.

The material was written as a result of our activities in the Society for Creative Anachronism, a historical recreation organization. The society's historical period is pre-seventeenth century and it focusses mainly on European cultures and cultures that had substantial interaction with those of Europe within that period.

The poems are in a wide range of styles; those set to obviously modern tunes should perhaps be limited to post-revels and similar occasions.

 

If you wish to reproduce or reprint anything in this book, you may do so subject to the following conditions:

1. The material should be accompanied by a credit line giving the source (this book), the author, and crediting the original source (given at the end of each article) if any.

2. Any article, poem, or recipe that is quoted must be quoted in full, with no changes, deletions, or additions.

3. If you are making more than 500 copies, you must first get permission from the author.

4. This permission does not apply to "An Epistle," page 175, nor to "Making a Medieval Single-Pole Pavilion" on page 229, neither of which was written by us.

If you would like to discuss any of the issues raised in the articles, exchange recipes, volunteer to translate cookbooks, or correspond with us on any other subject, our address is:

© David Friedman and Elizabeth Cook, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000.

 

 

Table of Contents


Page
Recipes: (400k)

Introduction

1

Sources for Recipes

1

Sources for Ingredients

5

Other Minor Points

6

Cariadoc and Elizabeth's Recipes

10

Bread

10

Vegetables

14

Islamic Dishes I: Meat with Sauce or Stew

24

Islamic Dishes II: Fried

43

Islamic Dishes III: with Legumes

51

Islamic Dishes IV: with Grains, Bread, or Pasta

54

Islamic Dishes V: Oven Dishes and Roasting

61

Islamic Dishes VI: Relishes and Dips

65

Chinese Dishes

67

Seafood

69

Soups

72

Poultry

76

Meat Dishes

82

Meat, Cheese and Egg Pies

93

Desserts, Appetisers, Etc.

100

Drinks

131

Sauces

134

Pasta, Rice, etc.

136

Miscellaneous

139

Index of Recipes

142

Additional Material on Period Cooking

146

Cooking from Primary Sources

146

Late Period and Out of Period Foodstuffs

149

Scottish Oat Cakes

157

Hildegard von Bingen's Small Cakes

158

How to Make Arrack

158

Articles Written in Persona (328k)

157

Concerning Gemstones

157

Concerning Trees and their Fruit

163

Some Receyptes

165

Some Receyts

168

Norse Riddles

170

Concerning the Archery of al-Islam

171

Concerning Knighthood

174

Articles About Persona (49k)

178

An Epistle

175

Concerning a dream

178

Staying In Persona and Other Things

179

The Little Things

182

Some Tricks

184

Some Sources for Islamic Persona

185

Adjusting to Reality

188

A Dying Dream

189

The Enchanted Ground: A Progress Report

192

Concerning Consistency

194

Matters of Opinion (78k)

197

In Defense of Authenticity

197

Concerning Contests

199

Concerning the C in SCA

201

The Bardic Arts: A Comment

203

No Audience

204

Peers Errant

205

Medieval vs Medievalish

207

Period Solutions

208

The Royal Tale of Atlantia

210

Words and Things

211

Two Hundred of Your Closest Friends

213

I Have Seen the Past&endash;And It Works

215

Counties: A Proposal

216

A Letter

217

Decentralization, Democracy, and all That

220

How Another Hobby is Organized

223

Another Sort of Letter

226

Jokes

226

Other Articles: I (Tents) (733k)

227

A 9th-Century Pup Tent

227

Making a Medieval Single-Pole Pavilion

229

Other Articles: II (Furniture) (292k)

A Period Rope Bed

234

Building a Simple Period Table

236

Conjecturally Authentic Furniture

238

Other Articles: III (484k)

To Prepare a Most Honorable Feast

242

To Make a Feast

245

An Islamic Dinner

250

A Dinner at Pennsic

253

A Jeweler's Bibliography

254

Books on Metalworking

256

Period Jewelery You Can Make

257

Other Articles: IV (506k)

Shield and Weapon Weights

264

In Persona Storytelling

269

Period Sources for Story Telling

272

Concerning Heraldic Devices and Arms

275

Notes on Islamic Clothing and Weapons

277

To Tie a Turban (216k)

285

The Perfect Armor (200k)

289

The Perfect Armor Improved (464k)

300

Closed Form Heater: A Voice from A.S. IV (172k)

305

Poetry

315

Quest for a Kingdom

315

Dawn Over Barrendown

315

Gesta Gugliemi

316

Hildebrandslied

319

The Merry Holt

320

The Bees' Tale

320

Two Provençal Poems

322

The Froggy Woods

323

The Devil and Eugénie

323

Twelve Days of Battle

323

Two poems in praise of the Ladies of Caid

324

Villanelle

324

Verses In Praise of the Ladies of Caid

324

XIII

325

Fly Dragon Fly

325

A Pennsic Tale

326

A Song in Praise of the Warriors of the Middle

327

The Ansteorran Tale

327

Limericks

328

The Limerick Song

328

Barak's Song

330

Trouble on the Field

330

The Maple Tree

331

Verses in Honor of Shaugn Rubaru

331

The New Order

332

Old Things

333

A Report, in Verse to Iriel of Brannoch

333

Verses by the Ambassador of the Middle

334

A Brother's Tale

335

Pennsic I: Before the Battle

336

I hope that there may be a market for my collection, and that the result of my labours, and the physical exertion of putting down in writing, may not be wasted. It would be something, if it only proved better than blank paper&emdash;please God, whom I pray to direct my utterance, and to adjust all my actions; to protect me from errors, mistakes and aberrations. Truly he may be counted on for that, and speedily realizes that which is hoped for from Him. He "is sufficient for me," to Him I at all times resort, on Him I rely; there is no power nor strength save in Him, a right good Master and Trustee is He.

al-Muhassin ibn 'Ali al-Tanukhi

 

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