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Nov. 27th, 2006 09:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
madbakerWhen the late Alan Davidson's massive Oxford Companion to Fud came out in 1999, I noticed an error. Under Shrewsbury Cakes, it said that "the earliest recorded recipe, given by Eliza Smith (1734) is for a sweet biscuit spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg."
I was sure there were earlier recipes (although, sadly, none before the SCA pre-1600 cutoff) and when I found them I sent them to him through his website, which had a comments area. I got a canned response thanking me for my contribution and that was that.
The newish, revised edition now has this to say: "The earliest recorded recipe, given by Murrell (1621) uses nutmeg and rosewater."
In some small way, I feel that I've added to the recorded base of knowledge.
I was sure there were earlier recipes (although, sadly, none before the SCA pre-1600 cutoff) and when I found them I sent them to him through his website, which had a comments area. I got a canned response thanking me for my contribution and that was that.
The newish, revised edition now has this to say: "The earliest recorded recipe, given by Murrell (1621) uses nutmeg and rosewater."
In some small way, I feel that I've added to the recorded base of knowledge.
