French Cinnamon Sauce
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1 Tbs. fine bread crumbs, toasted ½ tsp. powdered ginger ½ tsp. ground cinnamon ½ tsp. ground nutmeg |
8 threads of saffron ¾ cup red wine ½ Tbs. red sugar ¼ cup vinegar |
Combine bread crumbs with wine and vinegar and let stand for 5-10 minutes to soften the bread crumbs. Mix in remaining ingredients, blend until smooth.
Works Referenced:
The Medieval Kitchen: Recipes from France and Italy; Odile Redon, Françoise Sabban, & Silvano Serventi, translated to the English by Edward Schneider; The University of Chicago Press, 1998
Scully D. Eleanor and Scully Terence Early French Cookery [Book]. - Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, 1995. - 1st Edition : p. 377. - Introduces the general features of the food prepared for wealthy French households at the end of the Middle Ages. - ISBN 0-472-10648-1.
"Le Menagier De Paris." David D. Friedman's Home Page. Trans. Janet Hinson. Ed. Jerome Pichon, David D. Friedman, and Elizabeth Cook. David D. Friedman. Web. 12 Sept. 2011. http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Medieval/Cookbooks/Menagier/Menagier.html. English translation of Le Menagier de Pris, a French household management manuscript dating from the late 14th century.
Albertano, Jean Bruyant, and Renault. Le Ménagier De Paris: Traité De Morale Et D'économie Domestique Composé Vers 1393. Vol. 2. Paris: Impr. De Crapelet, 1846. Le Ménagier De Paris: Traité De Morale Et D'économie Domestique Composé Vers 1393, Volume 2. Google Books, 15 Feb. 2007. Web. 22 Sept. 2017. <https://books.google.com/books?id=KY4GAAAAQAAJ>.
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