Re: Pennsic Letter and reference to chocolate

[Heather Swann <heather@pop.net>]

Poster: Heather Swann <heather@pop.net>

> >    *HEY!!!*  Chocolate's not period!!!!  [G,D,RLH!!!]
> > > _____
> > > |+^+|  Kevin of Thornbury
>
> I thought it was only SWEETENED chocolate that was not period.  Didn't
> the non-sweetened drink get transported back to Europe towards the end
> of the Society's time-period?
>
> --Arbogast of Diedenhofen

I had to research this for a feast once.....chocolate is period.  That is
to say, pronounce that with a Spanish accent.  It is a hot drink in which
chocolate (the bitter cocoa), orange juice, and cinnamon are combined.
There are a few varieties of it that include other spices, but those are
the ingredients which remain constant in the recipes I have seen.  It's
actually quite good.

Miri

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