[MR] Period Chocolate Recipes

[Robyn Becker]

While I know you're specifically looking for recipes, there is a great book out there that also delves into the origins of chocolate, which I highly recommend to anyone interested in the subject

It is called 'The True History of Chocolate' by Sophie and Michael D. Coe.  I bought mine from Poison Pen Press last year at Pennsic.

There ARE some recipes in this book, but they all seem to be from the mid to late 1600's, especially in Italy.  The Spanish had it first, of course, and jealously guarded the secret from the rest of Europe for many years.  I believe that, when it finally got out, it was gratis of the Jesuit priests.

 

However, these recipes are all for drinks.  Food recipes didn't show up until much later.

 

If you (or anyone else,for that matter) would like some of these recipes, and can't or don't wish to wait to get the book, please let me know, and I will type them up and send them off.

 

YIS,

 

Reyne



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> Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:20:13 -0400
> From: chessler at usa.net
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> Subject: Re: [MR] Period Chocolate Recipes
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> ------ Original Message ------
> Received: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:19:52 PM EDT
> From: Jen Thies <jenthies at gmail.com>
> To: David Chessler <chessler at usa.net>Cc: Atlantia_AnS at yahoogroups.com,
> atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: [MR] Period Chocolate Recipes
> 
> > 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
> 
> Thanks for this link. The general "chocolate-msg" page on the Florilegium also
> has discussion of these recipes. There are clear references to use of
> chocolate as an ingredient in other foods, or as edible tablets of some sort,
> but no specific recipes.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-SWEETS/chocolate-msg.rtf
> 
> --
> 
> YIS
> 
> Davitt il Bigollo da Pisa
> Erudit de l'Academie de Espee de Atlantia
> Storvik (rapier)
> Roxbury Mill (other things) 
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > 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.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > YIS
> > >
> > > Davitt il Bigollo da Pisa
> > > Erudit de l'Academie de Espee de Atlantia
> > > Storvik (rapier)
> > > Roxbury Mill (other things)
> > >
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