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Barony

2005-06-18T02:11:27Z

Elyas: added category baronies

A barony is a large branch within and subject to the administration of a [[Kingdom]], or [[Principality]] if there is one. They administer the branches within their borders, and have a [[Baron]] and [[Baroness]], the ceremonial representatives appointed by the [[Crown]]. Baronies have their own [[baronial level award]]s.

Advancement to barony can only occur if the following are in place:
* 25 [[SCA_Membership|SCA member]]s
* Set of officers acceptable to the [[Crown]] (and the [[Coronet]], if applicable)
* A registered name and [[device]]
* Consensus favouring advancement by the population of the proposed barony, and the [[Crown]].
* A [[baron]] and [[baroness]] must be selected at the time of application.
* A strong record of activity in a variety of fields of endeavour.

''Refer to [[Corpora]] at http://www.sca.org/docs/welcome.html for more information''
[[Category:Baronies (SCA)|Barony]]

Barony of Iron Mountain

2005-06-18T02:10:19Z

Elyas: added category baronies

The '''Barony of Iron Mountain''' is the Birmingham ([[USA]]) [[groups|branch]] of the [[Society for Creative Anachronism]] in the [[Kingdom of Meridies]]. The [[Barony]] meets at 7PM on Tuesdays at the Homewood Seniors Center.

The Barony is also the parent group of the [[Canton Des Forges]]

== External Link ==

[http://www.baronyofironmountain.com www.baronyofironmountain.com]
[[Category:Baronies (SCA)|Iron Mountain]]

The Praise of Folly

2005-06-16T22:55:50Z

Elyas: organization

'''The Praise of Folly''' was one of [[Erasmus]]' great works. Written in the form of a letter to his friend [[Thomas More]], Chancellor of [[Henry VIII]], it exposes the behavior of the ruling classes and [[church]] dignitaries of the day.

It was works such as this which raised the issue of corruption within the [[Catholic Church]] and lead in turn to the events which became known as the [[Reformation]].

[[Category:books|Praise of Folly]]
==External Links==
[http://smith2.sewanee.edu/Erasmus/pofppv.html Online edition of ''The Praise of Folly'']

The Praise of Folly

2005-06-16T22:53:42Z

Elyas: syntax

'''The Praise of Folly''' was one of [[Erasmus]]' great works. Written in the form of a letter to his friend [[Thomas More]], Chancellor of [[Henry VIII]], it exposes the behavior of the ruling classes and [[church]] dignitaries of the day.

It was works such as this which raised the issue of corruption within the [[Catholic Church]] and lead in turn to the events which became known as the [[Reformation]].

[http://smith2.sewanee.edu/Erasmus/pofppv.html On Line edition of The Praise of Folly]

[[Category:books|Praise of Folly]]

Period vegetables

2005-06-15T11:03:23Z

Elyas: raised date of origin of Brussels sprouts, added organization

==Greens ([[Wortes]])==
[[cabbage]], [[cauliflower]], [[broccoli]], [[chicory]], [[endive]], [[borage]], [[radicchio]], [[spinach]], [[sorrel]], [[watercress]], [[lamb's lettuce]], [[dandelion]], [[nettle]]s, [[rocket]], [[mustard greens]], [[turnip greens]], [[beet greens]].

==Roots==
[[turnips]], [[salsify]], [[radish]], [[celery root]], [[carrots]], [[parsnips]], skyrwates/skirrits ([[water parsnip]]), [[scallions]], [[onions]], [[garlic]], [[leeks]].

==[[Legumes]]==
[[peas]], [[split peas]], [[white beans]], [[broad beans]], [[lentils]], [[chickpeas]], [[soybeans]] (in Japan)

==Stalks and Vegetable Fruits==
[[asparagus]], [[celery]], [[fennel]], [[mushrooms]], [[squash]], [[zucchini]], [[cucumber]], [[artichoke]], [[quince]].

== Brussels sprouts ==
[[Brussels sprouts]] originated in Europe, but reliable sources date their breeding to the 18th century.
[[category:food]]

Barony of Cynnabar

2005-06-14T22:27:33Z

Elyas: added indiginous Canton of Kastenstadt

The '''Barony of Cynnabar''' is a [[SCA]] [[groups|branch]] that geographically includes Ann Arbor, Michigan and surrounding areas. Cynnabar is part of the [[Kingdom of Middle]], the region covering Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and a nip of Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Manitoba, and a bit of Ontario.

==Cantons==
The [[Canton of Kastenstadt]] is in Cynnabar.

== External Links==
* http://www.cynnabar.org

[[Category:Baronies (SCA)|Cynnabar]]

Talk:Brussels sprouts

2005-06-14T22:24:58Z

Elyas: possible earlier origin

I've seen claims of Brussels Sprout origin as early as mid-1500's, but so far no documented sources. I'll keep looking --[[User:Elyas|Elyas]]

Lime

2005-06-14T22:13:29Z

Elyas: added category food

A [[fruit]] of the citrus family.
Limes were probably brought from Indonesia/Malaysia area through [[Asia]] to [[Persia]] (around 1000-1200) and then began to be taken back to western [[Europe]] by returning [[crusade]]rs, probably as early at the [[13th century]].

The most common variety of modern lime is a cross of [[lemon]]s and limes, making them larger, juiceier, and slightly less sour than [[period]] equivalents. The bumps on the end of the lime (like on clasic pictures of lemons) distinguish this variety from older varieties. However only truly fussy authenticists are likely to even know this, let alone care about this difference, so keep using those limes in your [[feast]] for now.

More info:
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-FRUITS/fruit-citrus-msg.html
[[category:food]]

Banana

2005-06-14T22:12:35Z

Elyas: added category food

A [[new world foods|new world]] tree-like [[herb]] originating in [[Asia]], bearing elongated, squishy fruit which can be eaten raw or [[cook]]ed. The skin of the [[fruit]] can be [[yellow]] or a pink/red colour, with a white [[seed]]less, pulpy centre. The flowers of the banana are green-purple, and the leaves are very long and broad.

The fruit of the banana plant goes very nicely with [[chocolate]], and dried banana is easily obtainable from your local health store and [[supermarket]]. Banana is also very high in potassium.

Due to the difficulties involved in transportation it was originally thought that bananas were only imported into Europe relatively late in the day. However the find of a banana in a Tudor midden pit has caused historians to reconsider this point.

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== '''Recipe for banana jam (1 serve, yields 1/3 cup)''' ==
*2 cups of mashed banana
*2 tbs lemon juice

Blend ingredients together until smooth. Heat to boiling in a saucepan, and then simmer while stirring occasionally. Allow the mixture to thicken. (''Note: Banana jam actually turns out to be pinkish in colour!'')

[[category:food]]

Tomato

2005-06-14T22:11:36Z

Elyas: added category food

[[image:tomato.jpg|thumb|right|Tomato]]
'''Common tomato''': ''Lycopersicon esculentum''

A plant with juicy red [[fruit]]; technically a relative of the [[apple]] and therefore a fruit. rather than a vegetable.

The origin of the word tomato is Latin for 'juicy [[wolf]] [[peach]]' because they were believed to evoke werewolves, and were initially believed to be poisonous (and despite being proven otherwise, some people like to hold onto the belief that they are still poisonous to avoid eating them... unless they're made into a sauce). They only became popular in the early 1820s after it was discovered they weren't poisonous, and became exceptionally popular in the 1920s when they became widely cultivated.

They were also known as ''love apples'', in part because it was thought that, cut athwart, they resembled the heart and therefore, under the Law of Correspondences, could be used to affect that organ, especially in the matter of [[eros]].

It's a common SCA myth that tomatoes were not available in Europe in the SCA [[period]] (pre-seventeenth century).

In fact, as with many [[New world foods|New World]] (read North and South Americas) foods (like [[chocolate]]), it was in fact known, and utilised, if in different ways to the modern palate. If anything, the initial rarity value made it an expensive novelty.

They were known as "Golden Apples", and were for example eaten as follows:

"The golden apple one eats in the same way as the eggplant with pepper, salt and oil, but it gives little and evil nutrition."
(Source: "Herbario nuovo", Roma, 1585, dall'introduzione di Piero Camporesi a "La scienza in cucina e l'arte del mangiare bene" di Pellegrino Artusi)

For an excellent discussion on tomatoes and their use in the SCA period, read this excellent article available at Stefan's Florilegium:
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/16C-Tomato-art.html

If, for some bizarre reason, you want to grow tomatoes, they're apparently fairly easy to cultivate. You can readily buy seeds and seedlings from the [[supermarket]] or [[Bunnings]], and you should plant them in full sun so they get plenty of [[water]]. You may have to fight a number of tomato problems such as [[anthracnose]], bacterial canker, [[black mould]], curly top, early [[blight]], [[root rot]], powdery [[mildew]], southern blight, infectious chlorosis virus, tomato pith [[necrosis]], water [[mould]], white mould.

There are also lots of [[insect]]s which like to munch on your tomato plant, such as: lygus [[bug]]s, [[potato]] [[tuberworm]] (they've clearly become confused), stink bugs, fruit [[worms]], pin worms, leafhopers, [[aphids]], leaf miners, [[mite]]s, cutworms and [[symphlyans]]. [[Nematode]]s will also have a fun time with your tomato.

Tomatoes are a nitrogen hungry crop, so planting them in a plot after a crop of [[legumes]] is common. Due to the bright red colouring of many varieties being a bird attractor many store bought tomatoes are not fully vine ripened unless they are hydroponically grown. This is the reason hydroponic tomatoes generally taste better, although netting plants can allow fruits to ripen on the vine without fear of avine menaces.

There are many tomato varieties (non-[[hybrid]]) such as:
* [[Cherry]] tomatoes
* Roma tomatoes
* Leopard tomatoes, a.k.a Tigrella
* Hardy Tom
* Grosse Lisse
* [[Yellow]] [[Pear]]
* [[Rouge]] de Marmade
* Brandywine
* [[Swedish]] tomatoes
* Jubilee
* Stupice
* [[Plum]] tomatoes
* Evergreen tomatoes
* Giant [[Belgian]]
* Potentate
* Tommy Toe

[[category:food]]

Potato

2005-06-14T22:10:51Z

Elyas: added category food

'''Potatoes''' were not seen during [[period]] (in [[Europe]] at any rate) until very late. As a result they are not seen in period [[cooking]]. If you really don't think you can go an entire meal without potatoes, you might like to consider [[parsnip]] as a period replacement.

== A Brief History of Potatoes ==
Potatoes are indigenous to the South [[America]], and it is far from unusual for people with Incan [[persona]]s to not use the vegetable in their own dishes. Thanks to the Columbian Exchange, potatoes were introduced in the [[16th century|1500's]] after the [[Spain|Spanish]] conquest of the Incan Empire.

They were most likely introduced to [[England]] by [[Sir]] [[Francis Drake]] around 1586. Potatoes happened to grow incredibly well in [[Ireland]], and became the staple food of that region by 1650. It is ironic that a vegetable we typically associate with Ireland actually is American.

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato

See also:
*[[New world foods]]
*[[period food]]

[[category:food]]

Potato

2005-06-14T22:10:28Z

Elyas: added category food

Mango

2005-06-14T22:08:41Z

Elyas: added category food

The '''mango''', a tropical fruit, was first recorded in Europe in 1328 by Friar Jordanus Catalani. The name ''mango'' is not documented in Europe until 1510. Earlier it was probably called '''ambag'''. While celebrated in India, Africa, and the many other tropical places where it flourished and developed into the varieties known today, it has remained relatively obscure in Europe and probably should not be considered period, except perhaps as an oddity.
[[category:food]]

User talk:Simoncursitor

2005-06-14T22:05:23Z

Elyas: more talk of the mango

Hello and welcome to Cunnan,

Good work on what you've been working on so far, we normally start by encouraging new users to make edits but you've beaten us to it. Feel free to edit [[User:Simoncursitor|your user page]] to tell us about yourself and link to any other websites you're involved in.

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[[User:Tobin|Tobin]]
===Kingdom of Alvia===
Since you added it to [[Other re-enactment sites]], could you explain what exactly Alvia is coz the homepage confuses me. Is it a fictional kingdom played within [[Far Isles]] or is it a breakaway group from Far Isles? - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]]

:Alvia as such never existed, and, in due course, will come off here. It was "invented" as a Far Isles plot device. I offered to flesh it out, did so, and found that the people who'd started it had forgotten saying I could, and thought someone had run with the idea and founded it. However, the FI have stuck with it and (for those who don't know the *truth*) I don't want to spoil the illusion that it might be Out There Somewhere. It's here short-term simply for that reason (and because I built the p*gg*ng web-site and I'm proud(-ish) of it. Thank you for bothering to look at it. It will also die eventually, but I have three more heraldic devices to put on, and several Guilds yet to do. Not to mention possibly the Return of Wicked!Alix and her Dupe-Princess!Ysabeau.
:--[[User:Simoncursitor|Simoncursitor]] 18:42, 4 Nov 2004 (EST)
<hr>
Some really beautiful writing about english monachs. thankyou[[User:Tiff|Tiff]] 08:22, 5 Jan 2005 (CST)

"post-racialist Uk PoV"? Your additions are good and in-depth, so what is a "post-racialist"? Are you meaning a modern Brit having a Roman PoV in the timeline of the "post-Roman Empire"? - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]]
No, merely writing as someone whose ancestors were probably at least indirectly responsible for the annihilation of African civilization. We will certainly have benefited from it, given that without it there would be no British Empire, just a muddy island occasionally conquered by the [[France|French]].

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--[[User:Simoncursitor|Simoncursitor]] 04:40, 30 May 2005 (CDT)

==the mango issue==
In solidarity with your decision to delete the spurious mango page, I have researched and written a little blurb about the period relevance of [[mango]]s. --[[User:Elyas|Elyas]] 17:05, 14 Jun 2005 (CDT)

Mango

2005-06-14T21:59:26Z

Elyas: new page - a serious recreationist take on the mango!

User talk:Elyas

2005-06-14T21:49:58Z

Elyas: /* Mango */ corrected link for 'New world foods'

Hello Elyas and welcome to [[Cunnan]]!

Normally we encourage new users to make more edits and become familiar with the software but you've obviously got the hang of things already.

Remember to keep an eye on the [[Cunnan:Village pump|Village pump]]. You can track your contributions using [[Special:Contributions/Elyas]].

[[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 00:40, 13 Jun 2005 (CDT)

== Mango ==

Might I ask whether this is a serious contribution, or a spoof, as its content seems a little at odds with other entries ? --[[User:Simoncursitor|Simoncursitor]] 03:11, 13 Jun 2005 (CDT)

Of course it isn't serious. My edit summary says "tongue in cheek." I succumbed to temptation as the page didn't previously exist. What can one say about [[Mango]]s? I mean as far as the middle ages go? This brings up a larger issue that I should (and will) take to the [[Cunnan:Village pump|Village Pump]]

Thank you -- may I take it, then, that you will not object to my editing the page out of existence before one of the more credulous readers starts importing mangoes, mangosteens, papaya and even the (ig)noble durian into our feasts ? --[[User:Simoncursitor|Simoncursitor]] 04:15, 14 Jun 2005 (CDT)

Certainly. I only did it because the article on [[New world foods]] links it (okay, and becuase of the Imp of the Perverse). Perhaps these fruits should not be linked.

Thank you. I have deleted it, but please take this less as a criticism and more as a tidying operation. Perhaps we can collaborate on something at some future date. --[[User:Simoncursitor|Simoncursitor]] 09:21, 14 Jun 2005 (CDT)

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Des Forges

2005-06-14T21:42:29Z

Elyas: added category cantons

== Canton Des Forges ==

The Canton Des Forges is the Trussville, AL branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism. It is a part of the [[Barony of Iron Mountain]] (Birmingham, AL) and the Kingdom of [[Meridies]].
[[Category:Cantons (SCA)]]

Canton of Kastenstadt

2005-06-14T21:42:08Z

Elyas:

The '''Canton of Kastenstadt''' is an incipient [[SCA]] [[groups|branch]] located in Plymouth, Michigan. The [[Canton]] is located in the [[Barony of Cynnabar]], in the [[Kingdom of Middle|Midrealm]].

[[Category:Cantons (SCA)]]

User talk:Elyas

2005-06-14T11:03:15Z

Elyas:

User talk:199.172.203.57

2005-06-13T19:27:33Z

Elyas: don't delete pages

You seem to have deleted the entire text for the page 'Religion in the Renaissance.' Please use the 'show preview' button before saving pages, as anything you change becomes the new page immediately. -[[User:Elyas|Elyas]]

Religion in the Renaissance

2005-06-13T19:19:08Z

Elyas: reverted to earlier version - anon user deleted all text

'''Religion in the Renaissance''' can be best summed up by saying that the [[Renaissance]] was a period of huge [[religious]] turmoil. The debates between the [[Humanists]] and [[Scholastics]] eventually lead to the debates that began the [[Reformation]], and many of the religious debates can be broadly (and as inaccurately as broad generalisations usually are) categorised as a battle between the [[Reformers]] and the [[Catholic Church]]. See [[Humanists and the Reformation]].

The battle between the [[Reformers]] and the [[Catholic Church]] more properly belongs to the [[Reformation]] than the [[Renaissance]] however.

Having said that, the man in the street took a much greater interest in religion during the [[Renaissance]] than during the [[Middle Ages]] -- if only because the religious discourses of the time affected his or her life to a much greater extent than previously. Joe Average of 1540 would be much more likely to hold a strong [[religious opinion]] than Joe Average of 1340 -- who would most likely have simply believed whatever he heard at the [[pulpit]].

== Important [[Popes]] and other [[Church]] notables ==

* [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Nicholas_V Pope Nicholas V] (1447 - 1455)
* [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_II Pope Pius II] (1458 - 1464)
* [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_IV Pope Sixtus IV] (1471 - 1484)
* [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI Pope Alexander VI] (1492 - 1503)
* [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Julius_II Pope Julius II] (1503 - 1513)
* [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_X Pope Leo X] (1513 - 1523) -- [[Pope]] at the time of [[Martin Luther]]'s protest in Wittenburg.
* [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Savonarola Girolamo Savonarola] (1452 - 1498), a noted anti-[[Renaissance]] preacher, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican Dominican] priest, and book-burner.

== Important figures of the [[Reformation]] ==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wyclif John Wyclif] (1320 - 1384), English professor of Oxford university, whose teachings influenced
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Hus Jan Hus] (1369 - 1415, [[burned at the stake]]), an early reformer in southern [[Bohemia]] and founder of the [[Hussite]]s.
* [[Martin Luther]] (1483 - 1546), the founder of [[Lutheranism]]
* [http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huldreich_Zwingli Huldreich Zwingli] (1484 - 1531), mad as a cut snake and the founder of the [[Reformation]] in [[Switzerland]], especially [[Zurich]].
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calvin John Calvin] (1509 - 1564), the founder of [[Calvinism]], which was the religious basis of the [http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenot Huguenots] in [[France]] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian Presbyterians] of [[Scotland]] and elsewhere.

== [[Religion]] and [[Free Thought]] ==

Note that the reformation didn't always promote religious free thought. Neither Luther nor Calvin were great advocates of free thought -- but perhaps [[Michael Servetus]] was. Of course he got [[burned at the stake]] for [[Heresy]], in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calvin John Calvin]'s Geneva -- where the [[Program of Reform]] in 1523 actually banned all Catholic forms of worship.

While the [[Hussite]]s were very much in opposition to some of the [[Catholic church]] [[dogma]], their insistence that all forms of worship should be strictly in accordance with the [[Bible]] was very my-way-or-the-highway.

User talk:Elyas

2005-06-13T19:15:17Z

Elyas:

Alms

2005-06-12T21:42:15Z

Elyas: minor

'''Alms''' is relief, usually in monetary form, given to the poor. Some [[religion]]s require the giving of alms and/or regard it as a [[sacrament]].

Alms

2005-06-12T21:40:55Z

Elyas: new page

'''Alms''' is relief, usually in monetary form, given to the poor. Some religions require the giving of alms and/or regard it as a [[sacrament]].

Bread

2005-06-12T21:38:51Z

Elyas: fluffed it up a bit

Bread is a staple food made from (at its most basic) [[flour]] and water, though salt and leavening are often added. [[Yeast]] is used to create air bubbles in bread dough, making it rise or inflate. Bread made in this way is lighter, spongier and more absorbant than flat breads.

When bringing bread to a feast, remember the words of the Known World Handbook to the effect that bread, without something to spread on it, is not a contribution: it's [[alms]].
[[category:food]]

Meat

2005-06-12T21:32:08Z

Elyas: added category 'food'

'''Meat''' is an animal product (but we guess you already knew that).

The domestication of animals had become quite sofisticated by [[period]] and it would certainly have been possible for most people to obtain meat for cooking. The sanitary conditions in [[medieval]] [[Europe]] would, however, have made the long term storage of meats difficult (but not impossible)

''See also''
* [[cooking]]
* [[recipes]]
[[category:food]]

Nuts

2005-06-12T21:31:01Z

Elyas: new page

From [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]: "A nut in botany is a simple dry fruit with one seed (rarely two) in which the ovary wall or part of it becomes very hard (stony or woody) at maturity."

===Nuts that are (probably) period:===
* Walnuts
* Almonds
* Chestnuts
* Acorns
* Pine nuts
* Filberts/hazelnuts
* Peanuts (barely - brought to [[Europe]] in [[16th century]] as a curiosity)
* Pistachios (barely - [[Roman Empire]]/[[Middle East]]ern)
[[category:food]]

Fruit

2005-06-12T21:22:19Z

Elyas: added category 'food'

Here is an attempt at a list of fruits that were known in [[period]]:
*[[apple]]
*[[quince]]
*[[nectarine]]
*[[fig]]
*[[date]]
*[[pomegranate]]
*[[lemon]]
*[[pear]]
*[[orange]]
*[[mandarin]]
*[[persimmon]]
*[[crabapple]]
*[[plum]]s
*[[apricot]]
*[[peach]]?
*[[cherry]]
*[[grape]]s
**[[raisins]], [[currants]] and [[sultanas]] (<--you will find these at a feast in EVERY food where raisins and sultanas just ''should not be'')
*[[berry|berries]]
**[[strawberry]]
**[[raspberry]]
**[[blackberry]]
**[[elderberry]]
**[[Goosberry]]
**[[Bilberry]]
**[[Mulberry]]
**[[Wild blackberry]]
*[[melons]]
**[[Honeydew]]
**[[Canteloupe]]

[[category:food]]

Period vegetables

2005-06-12T21:21:45Z

Elyas: added category 'food'

Greens ([[Wortes]]): [[cabbage]], [[Brussels sprouts]], [[cauliflower]], [[broccoli]], [[chicory]], [[endive]], [[borage]], [[radicchio]], [[spinach]], [[sorrel]], [[watercress]], [[lamb's lettuce]], [[dandelion]], [[nettle]]s, [[rocket]], [[mustard greens]], [[turnip greens]], [[beet greens]].

Roots: [[turnips]], [[salsify]], [[radish]], [[celery root]], [[carrots]], [[parsnips]], skyrwates/skirrits ([[water parsnip]]), [[scallions]], [[onions]], [[garlic]], [[leeks]].

[[Legumes]]: [[peas]], [[split peas]], [[white beans]], [[broad beans]], [[lentils]], [[chickpeas]], [[soybeans]] (in Japan)

Stalks and Vegetable Fruits: [[asparagus]], [[celery]], [[fennel]], [[mushrooms]], [[squash]], [[zucchini]], [[cucumber]], [[artichoke]], [[quince]].
[[category:food]]

Talk:Recipes

2005-06-12T21:20:50Z

Elyas:

I'm going to be moving in the contents of the [[Forme of Cury]] into Cunnan soon. There are a few people I've spoken to who have said that they would be willing to help produce a complete set of redactions. I'll put the list of recipes done so far on [[Cunnan:Recipes from the Forme of Cury]] before adding them to the [[Recipes]] article. Once that is done they will need to be (or at least should be) sorted into their relevant categories. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 19:02, 8 Dec 2003 (EST)

== Raisin and fig cream ==
it doesn't get any more SCA than this recipe! ''*cringe*''

:I don't understand this comment. This is an authentic period recipe, and the interpretation is quite accurate other than substituting red food coloring for saunders - which is only a coloring agent anyway.

::I think, but I'm not sure, the comment was added by someone who doesn't like the number of common SCA dishes with raisins. Anyway I've moved the original comment and the response here, since they didn't really belong in the article. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]]

Butter (recipe)

2005-06-12T21:20:25Z

Elyas: added category 'food'

Butter is used in all sorts of cooking, and tastes great! To make your own, you will need:

*1/4 pint cream (which you skimmed from the [[milk]] of your [[cow]] which you bred using completely [[period farming techniques]] and raised on entirely [[period]] food. And of course the cow was milked into a period [[bucket]])
*a clean and dry screw top jar (okay, not completely period, but you got the first step right. You can make it using a period jar, and I hope you have fun getting all creamy and buttery)
*a spoon and a jug of cold water
*2 wooden [[spoon]]s or "''[[Scotch Hands]]''"
*4 ice cubes
*a bread board
*a container for your butter
*[[salt]], if you wish

#Carefully pour the cream in to your jar, with your optional salt, screw down the lid tightly. Shake the jar vigorously for 15-20 minutes, or until the fat ([[butter]]) has separated from the liquid ([[buttermilk]]). Carefully pour off the buttermilk from the butter, using a spoon to keep the butter in the jar.
#Add half a pint of the cold water, screw the lid back on the jar and shake vigorously for a few minutes, to help remove more of the buttermilk. Pour off the liquid, and if necessary repeat washing the butter.
#Add the 4 ice cubes to the jar and shake until they have melted. Pour off the water from the melted ice cubes.
#Tip the butter out of the jar and squeeze it using the wooden spoons or scotch hands to remove more water and shape the butter. Place the finished butter in your container.

Mmmm.. pure buttery goodness.

And for even '''more''' tastiness, try [[apple butter]]! Huzzah!

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Talk:Recipes

2005-06-12T21:19:22Z

Elyas:

Food

2005-06-12T21:17:44Z

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[[Period]] cooking styles vary from region to region and were, for the most part, dictated by locally available ingredients.

Food and [[feast]]ing was a big part of [[period]] life. Large festivals held to celebrate major (and minor) events would usually involve a [[feast]].

Making period foods doesn't have to be hard. Most ingredients can be found at your local supermarket.

There are certain things that aren't [[period foods]], such as potatoes (which will come as a surprise to some), tomatoes, eggplant and chocolate.
A list of other foods that aren't [[period]] are listed under [[new world foods]].

''See also:''
* [[Recipe]]s.
* [[Ingredient]]s.
* [[Herbs]]
* [[Drink]]
** [[Brewing]]
** [[Alcohol]]
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Egg

2005-06-12T21:17:09Z

Elyas: changed orphan category 'foodstuff' to 'food'

'''Eggs''' are frequently used as a binding agent in [[period]] recipes. While [[redaction|redacting]], you should keep in mind that eggs were smaller during [[period]], and adjust the number of eggs accordingly. Alternatively, use bantam eggs. All sorts of eggs can be used in cooking, although the cholesterol content, and egg white:egg yolk ratio may vary depending on the egg. [[Duck]] and [[goose]] eggs are much larger than [[chicken]] eggs, and there is more yolk in them, so often on large duck or goose egg is equivalent to two small chicken eggs.

Eggs were also used as period [[hydrometer]]s while [[brewing]]. The amount of egg visible above the liquid determined the density.

You can tell if an egg has gone rotten by placing it in a bowl of water: if it floats it is bad, if it sinks it is good. This is because when the egg starts to go off, a byproduct of this is gas which remains trapped in the egg, and thus it floats.

Eggs are often thought of as a short term product, but in fact can be stored for long periods of time, in a cool cellar, it is simply the very unpleasant smell of hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg gas) that makes many people unwilling to keep eggs long enough that any significant percentage has gone off. Coating eggs in vaseline will block the pores of the egg, increasing their longetivity to a point where many of your eggs are still good after a year. Vaseline (petroleum jelly) is obviously a modern product, but various waxes, tars, resins and glues were available in medieval times, although their useage may not have been recorded, even if used. Also The most efficient way to keep a good supply of eggs is to keep a few hens.

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Category:Food

2005-06-12T21:16:40Z

Elyas: New category - converted from foodstuff

This is the category for food, foodstuffs, [[cooking]], and anything so related.

New World foods

2005-06-12T21:15:49Z

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*'''Roots''': [[potato]], [[sweet potato]], jicama.
*'''Beans''' pinto beans, red beans, kidney beans, lima beans, string beans, runner bean, field peas, black-eyed peas, cacao beans([[chocolate]]), vanilla beans.
*'''Stalks and Vegetable Fruits''': [[tomato]], winter squash types, [[avocado]], [[capsicum]], hot/chili peppers.
*'''Grains''': [[corn]] (maize), quinoa, wild rice.
*'''Fruit''': [[banana]], persimmon, [[kiwi]], [[mango]], [[guava]], [[papaya]], [[starfruit]], [[grapefruit]], [[lime]], [[passion fruit]], [[pineapple]], [[prickly pear]], [[black raspberry]], [[loganberry]], [[cranberry]], [[blueberry]], [[breadfruit]].
*'''Nuts''': [[pecan]]s, [[peanut]]s, [[coconut]]s, [[cashew]]s, [[Brazil nut]]s, [[macadamia nut]]s.
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New World foods

2005-06-12T21:15:18Z

Elyas: changed category to cooking

New World foods

2005-06-12T21:14:54Z

Elyas: changed category to food

New World foods

2005-06-12T21:12:51Z

Elyas: added category foodstuff

Authenticity

2005-06-12T20:45:47Z

Elyas:

'''Authenticity''' is a goal sought by some [[recreationist]]s, and actively despised, feared and criticised by others. The way it was ''actually'' done "back then". People who try to pursue this goal are often referred to as "[[Authenticity Mavins]]" or "Authenticity Nazis", or "Authenticity Police", or some other such insulting terms.

In the [[SCA]] (as stated in ''[[Corpora]]''), you must make an ''attempt'' at pre-[[16th century]] [[garb]], although it's always nice to see people making an effort beyond this. There are several ways the SCA encourage authenticity, although the attitudes of some members (which are given the labels above) unfortunately can give the rest of the group a bad name.

How is authenticity encouraged in the SCA?
* [[College of Heralds]] - Full [[documentation]] is required to register your [[SCA name]] and [[device]].
* [[Arts & Sciences]] - Authenticity is a criteria when judging A&S competitions. Normally documentation is required.
* [[Fighter]]s - Well, although [[duct tape]] may still be used as strap substitutes, bike helmets are no longer permitted as [[laws|legal]] [[armour]], and most people wear a [[tabard]] over their pickle barrel [[armour]] bits.
* [[Dancing]] - Most SCA dance practices mostly teach [[period]] dances these days.
* [[Camping]] - More and more period [[pavilion]]s are being seen at [[camping event]]s.
* [[Feast]]s - Most [[feastocrat]]s serve [[period food]] at events, and avoid using [[new world foods]]. (Yes, it's true: not ''all'' SCA food has to involve [[sultana]]s or [[cloves]], and period food can taste good. Mmm.. what's better than a side of marinated roast [[lamb]]?!)

Recorder

2005-06-12T20:45:11Z

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The '''recorder''' is a woodwind [[music|musical]] instrument in the flute family. Though flute-like whistle instruments date from the Iron Age, it is unknown when the recorder was invented. The earliest surviving examples date to the latter [[17th century]]. The vast majority of recorders made today resemble the more refined Baroque variety. Notwithstanding the documentery ignorance concerning its precise [[medieval]] shape and mode of use, the recorder has become ingrained in the [[recreationist]] [[canon]] as an [[authenticity|authentic]] [[period]] instrument.
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Recorder

2005-06-12T20:44:34Z

Elyas: new page

The '''recorder''' is a woodwind [[music|musical]] instrument in the flute family. Though flute-like whistle instruments date from the Iron Age, it is unknown when the recorder was invented. The earliest surviving examples date to the latter [[17th century]]. The vast majority of recorders made today resemble the more refined Baroque variety. Notwithstanding the documentery ignorance concerning its precise [[medieval]] shape and mode of use, the recorder has become ingrained in the [[recreationist]] [[canon]] as an [[authentic]] [[period]] instrument.
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Period

2005-06-12T14:04:07Z

Elyas: modern eyeglasses

The term '''Period''' refers to the time-frame that a [[Other re-enactment sites|recreation group]] researchs, recreates and represents. This can vary from a small number of years (say 50) to more than a millenium (eg. the SCA).

The [[SCA]] period is anything prior to the [[17th Century]]. This is includes what some may regard as the [[Dark Ages]], the [[Middle Ages]] and the [[Renaissance]]. Many people think that the SCA only covers the period from 600 AD to 1600AD, but [[Corpora]] states:
: <b>''"Period: The era used by the Society as the base for its re-creation activities. The Society is based on the life and culture of the landed nobility of pre-17th Century Western Europe, focusing on the middle Ages and the Renaissance."'' </b>(Page 8)<br>
Anything that had been discovered or was in general usage during this time-frame is acceptable at SCA [[event]]s, unless it breaks [[mundane]] [[laws|law]] or would be considered offensive; so no burning [[heretic]]s! The major exception to this guideline is [[religion]] - although it was the mainstay of the [[medieval]] era, anything overtly religious is avoided. No-one is going to complain if you dress as a [[monk]], [[nun]] or [[inquistition|inquisitor]], but you will be jumped on if you try to hold a religious service in a public space. What you do in your [[tent]] or [[pavilion]] is nobody's business but those in the tent with you.

By contrast, if something was invented or only in general usage outside of the above time-frame, it is considered to be [[out of period]] (often abbreviated to OOP). For example, mobile phones are OOP, but [[lasagna]] is not. Items not known to non-european cultures, but known to cultures that had no contact with them, might be called out of period in SCA useage, often used in useage similar to "it's out of period, unless your persona comes from Japan".

In a special interest group, for example a mailing list for Xth Century Clothing, period may refer to the Xth Century, even if that list is labelled as an SCA mailing list. An item might also be considered [[out of period]] for a person's [[persona]], for example [[potatoes]] are out of period for a 6th Century Scotsman, but might be in period (if rare) for a late 15th Century Elizabethan noble, however while some in the SCA might know this information about their persona, few would care to live under these restrictions for long at an event.

Some few items are essential for safe recreation, and their presence, although out of period, is automatically ignored.
Items like this include:
* [[eye glasses]] with modern frames
* medical aids
* safety equipement
* mundane sca paperwork and laws
* safety rules

Other items are considered by many to be "in [[period by consensus]]", as their omission of use would make life far more difficult and less fun. Some may crusade to remove these items for a more period look, but they will generally ruin the fun of many, with little impact on removal of the objects.
Such items include:
* [[duct tape]]
* [[coffee]] (for non eastern [[persona]]s)
* [[cigarettes]]
* [[sunglasses]]

== Topics ==
=== The SCA centuries ===
*[[7th Century]]
*[[8th Century]]
*[[9th Century]]
*[[10th Century]]
*[[11th Century]]
*[[12th Century]]
*[[13th Century]]
*[[14th Century]]
*[[15th Century]]
*[[16th Century]]
*[[17th Century]]

=== Major Period Events ===
* [[Black Death]]
* [[Crusade|The Crusades]]
* [[discovery of the Americas]]

Eye glasses

2005-06-12T14:02:15Z

Elyas: modern frames

'''Eye glasses''', or spectacles, a pair of [[lenses]] used to improve vision, were invented in [[Italy]] in the late [[13th century|1280's]]. At this early stage, they took the form of pince-nez (pinching the nose to stay in place) or were simply held up to the eyes by hand. At first, eyeglasses treated only presbyopia, or farsightedness, as convex lenses were used. Eyeglasses using concave lenses to treat myopia (nearsightedness) were in use by the early [[16th century|1500's]]. Modern frames using arms that hook over the ears were not invented until the 18th century.

Eye glasses

2005-06-12T13:57:29Z

Elyas: new page

'''Eye glasses''', or spectacles, a pair of lenses used to improve vision, were invented in Italy in the late 1280's. At this early stage, they took the form of pince-nez (pinching the nose to stay in place) or were simply held up to the eyes by hand. At first, eyeglasses treated only presbyopia, or farsightedness, as convex lenses were used. Eyeglasses using concave lenses to treat myopia (nearsightedness) were in use by the early 1500's.

13th century

2005-06-12T13:17:38Z

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== Events ==
* Fourth through eighth [[crusade]]s of western European kingdoms against Islam
* [[Albigensian Crusade]] ravages [[Occitania]] (1209-1229)
* Fall of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of [[Holy Roman Emperors]]
* [[Mongol]]s under [[Genghis Khan]] conquer and rule over most of Asia and Eastern [[Europe]], establish Mongolian dynasty in China
* [[Marco Polo]] and his family reach China
* [[James I]] of Aragon takes control of Balearic Islands and [[Valencia]]
* Invention of [[eye glasses]]

== Significant people ==
* [[Alexander of Hales]], philosopher and theologian
* [[Albertus Magnus]], German philosopher and theologian
* [[Thomas Aquinas]], theologian
* [[Francis of Assisi]], founder of the Franciscan order
* [[Roger Bacon]], Franciscan, philosopher, and scientist
* [[Bonaventure]], Franciscan theologian
* [[Philip II Augustus]], Capetian king of France
* [[Petrus Peregrinus]], scientist
* [[Robert Grosseteste]], English statesman and theologian
* [[Louis IX]] of France, St. Louis, French king and crusader
* [[Frederick II]], emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
* [[Dante]], Italian writer
* [[Ramon Llull]], Majorcan philosopher

''See also:''
* [[12th Century]]
* [[14th Century]]
* [[Period]]

=== External [[Garb]] Links ===
* Some Clothing of the Middle Ages - http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/bockhome.html

Talk:Period

2005-06-12T13:16:23Z

Elyas: eye glasses

Eye glasses were actually invented at the end of the 13th century, although they didn't have arms until the 18th.

Isaac Newton

2005-06-10T16:12:33Z

Elyas: new page

[[science|Scientist]], [[mathematics|mathematician]] and [[alchemy|alchemist]] of 17th-18th century [[England]]. His ''Principia Mathematica'' described the laws of gravitation and motion. He is often credited with the invention of differential calculus; however the notation system used today was developed by [[Gottfried Leibniz|Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz]], who also invented differential calculus at about the same time. As warden of the Royal Mint, Newton led the charge to reform England's monetary system - an effort which earned him [[knighthood]].

Gottfried Leibniz

2005-06-10T16:01:07Z

Elyas:

Although the [[Royal Society]] did their best to ensure [[Isaac Newton|Newton's]] status as inventer of the [[calculus]], it is Leibniz's notation we use today, because it's better.

Gottfried Leibniz

2005-06-10T16:00:26Z

Elyas: stub

Although the Royal Society did their best to ensure Newton's status as inventer of the calculus, it is Leibniz's notation we use today, because it's better.