Cordial: Difference between revisions

From Cunnan
Jump to navigationJump to search
(de-wiki )
No edit summary
 
(9 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
A [[tonic]] made from plant matter (eg [[fruit]]s, [[vegetables]], leaves).
A '''cordial''' is a [[tonic]] made from plant matter (eg [[fruit]]s, [[vegetables]], leaves). [[Medieval]] cordials could be [[alcohol]]ic or non-alcoholic, and were generally consumed for their presumed good effects upon the person's health. [[Sekanjabin]] is an good example of a simple non-alcoholic cordial.
Medieval cordials could be alcoholic or non-alcoholic, and were generally consumed for their presumed good effects upon the person's health.


Modern fruit cordials (concentrates of fruit juice and [[sugar]] which are diluted wth water) available in [[Australia]] (but strangely rare in northern Europe) bear some similarity to certain medieval cordials, and are thus often provided to drink at feasts in [[Lochac]].
Modern fruit cordials (concentrates of fruit juice and [[sugar]] which are diluted with water) available in [[Australia]] (but strangely rare in northern [[Europe]] and [[North America]] - the North American equivalent is a powder rather than a syrup, such as Kool-Aid) bear some similarity to certain medieval cordials, and are thus often provided to drink at feasts in [[Lochac]].

==Specific cordials==
''Non-alcholic''
* [[Sekanjabin]]
''Alcoholic''
* [[Cherry Cordial]]

== External Links ==
* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=255 Atlantian A&S Links: Cordials and Liqueur]

[[category:food]]
[[category:alcohol]]

Latest revision as of 01:07, 28 February 2010

A cordial is a tonic made from plant matter (eg fruits, vegetables, leaves). Medieval cordials could be alcoholic or non-alcoholic, and were generally consumed for their presumed good effects upon the person's health. Sekanjabin is an good example of a simple non-alcoholic cordial.

Modern fruit cordials (concentrates of fruit juice and sugar which are diluted with water) available in Australia (but strangely rare in northern Europe and North America - the North American equivalent is a powder rather than a syrup, such as Kool-Aid) bear some similarity to certain medieval cordials, and are thus often provided to drink at feasts in Lochac.

Specific cordials

Non-alcholic

Alcoholic

External Links