[MR] Period Chocolate Recipes

[Jen Thies]

Davitt,

Though I'm not a foodie, there is a great article on Beatriz's site at:
http://spanishseamstress.org/wordpress/?page_id=96

I hope this helps,
Genevieve

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 5:36 PM, David Chessler<chessler at usa.net> wrote:
> Chocolate came to Spain early in the 16th C, and chocolate drinks are
> documented. However, when I checked the Florilegium, there was only one
> "period" recipe (made with cocoa beans, hot peppers, etc), dated  1621
> (IIRC) which is "period" only by the old definition, though it probably does
> reflect 16th C practice.  The Florilegium mentions some early Italian
> recipes, but does not  publish them.
>
> Does anyone have a reasonably "period" recipe for chocolate, preferably in a
> dessert-type dish? Arabic sources are just fine.
>
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