Traveling Dysshes; Or, Foods for Wars, Peace, and Potlucks [Spiral-bound]

Siobhan Medhbh O'Roarke (Author), Cordelia Toser (Author), Pat McGregor (Author), Carole Newsom Smith (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

A good and inexpensive starter book containing a nice collection of various original recipes and their redactions. -- Allegra, The Stewpot, October 2000

A great resource for new cooks and highly recommended for all! -- Jennifer Conrad, SCA-Cooks Forum, July 2002

An excellent introduction to period cooking. Good list of non-period foods and sources for period ones. -- Jeremy Fletcher, A Review of Cookery Books

I highly recommend it. It has loads of practical advice for the non-cook and new cook, very edible recipes. -- Caointiarn, SCA Rialto Forum, Dec 1998

From the Publisher

We are delighted to be able to bring this cookbook to a wider audiences, especially as it meshes so well with music created by one of our bands, Annwn.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 168 pages
• Publisher: Elf Hill Music & Mayhem Unltd. (August 3, 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0972384308
• ISBN-13: 978-0972384308
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,049,294 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brings ancient recipies into the modern kitchen, August 27, 2002

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C. Virtue (Chelmsford, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Traveling Dysshes; Or, Foods for Wars, Peace, and Potlucks (Spiral-bound)

This book is a great resource for anyone who is interested in what Medieval people ate (it wasn't all giant roasts!) or for anyone who wants to try a cuisine that hasn't shown up in all the trendy restaurants yet.

The book is written particularly for people who do various sorts of medieval and renaissance re-enactment, but its easy format makes it useful even if you've never seen someone in armor and don't plan to. Main dishes, sauces, vegetables and other categories are all laid out, and, unlike many "medieval" cookbook interpretations, the original text is given as well as a modern version so that the cook can make his or her own interpretation if they don't like the one given.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and comprehensible, August 27, 2002

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Glenn Basden (Elk Grove, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Traveling Dysshes; Or, Foods for Wars, Peace, and Potlucks (Spiral-bound)

This is a great collection of well documented and authentic period recipies. I've tried about half of the dishes in this book, and I have only had one I wouldn't do again. The recipies are laid out so that one sees the original, in the original language, a modern english translation, and then an ingredients list and directions. I'm not a great cook, but I have had a lot of luck with pieces from this book.

There are other aspects that will appeal to medieval recreators, as well. Especially useful are the charts showing which foods are and are not period, and ideas of what to take to a potluck besides bread.

All in all, I found this to be my favorite medieval cookbook - and I have a number of them.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A lovely book, August 27, 2002

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"gwyneth1362" (Shorewood, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Traveling Dysshes; Or, Foods for Wars, Peace, and Potlucks (Spiral-bound)

This book is a great start for medieval cooking made easy. The recipes are easy to use and well formatted, and it's very friendly. I highly recommend it!