[Twnsqr] Medieval Gingerbread

[Shawna Troyer]

Greetings... 
   
  A couple people have requested i share the recipe from Pendale's Harvest Protector, so I'll be posting it here (sorry for those who get duplicates). My source was the Gode Cookery website, though there were similar (or same) recipes on Cariadoc's Miscellany. 
http://www.godecookery.com/ginger/ginger.htm
   
  Gingerbread:
   
  1 lb honey (i used clover honey)--final product is affected by the flavor honey you use.
bread crumbs, up to a pound
ginger (optional) up to 1 tbsp
cinamon up to 1 tbsp
ground white pepper up to 1/2 tsp
pinch saffron, if desired, but not important
few drops of red food coloring, if desired
   
  bring honey to a boil and skim off any scum. keeping pan over very low heat, add the spices, adjusting the quantities to suit your taste. add food coloring if you want it red. then slowly beat in the bread crumbs. Add just enough to achieve a thick, stiff, well-blended mass. Remove from heat and turn mixture into a container or bowl to cool. When cool, take a rolling pin and spread the gingerbread evenly out into a square shape, 1/2 to 1 inch thick. Trim the edges with a knife, then cut into small slices to serve. Decorate with small leaves (real or candy) attached to each piece with a clove.
   
  The website actually has a compilation of the recipe, from original english, a translation, and the "modern measurements worked out" version above. I used 1 tbsp ginger, a tad less than 1 tbsp cinnamon, and less than 1/2 tsp white pepper. I did use a pinch of saffron but I'm wondering if my "pinch" is a bit less than intended, as nobody could taste it. I also happened to have a piece of sandalwood which I tossed into the honey as the original recipe said to use sandalwood to color it red; after a couple minutes of it doing nothing to the honey, I tossed it, and didn't bother with food coloring (I happen not to own any). 
   
  --A'isha

 
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