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Sliced Bread Photo by Lord-Williams |
2. trencher, a slice of coarse, stale
bread, used in lieu of a plate. Although wooden plates began to appear in the
15th C, trenchers were common in noble and humble homes in northern
Europe. More trenchers were changed during the meal for those of higher status
than those beneath him. As per the English custom, piles of them were placed on
the table next to the lord of the house. Gázquez
indicates that according to the Chonicle
of Alfonso XI trenchers were put on plates in Spain. As in England trenchers
that were not eaten were given to the poor after the meal. Hispano Arabs did
not use trenchers as all ate directly from a common bowl or platter placed in
the center of the dinner table. They did consume a dish called Tharid,
which consisted of
pieces of meat and vegetables with toasted slices of bread.
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Frying Sliced Cream Cheese Fritters Photo by: Lord-Williams |
4. thickening agent. It was common to soak
a slice of bread in vinegar and add it to thicken a dish as in Nola’s “Janete
of Hens.”
[Anón/Grewe. CLVII, pp 172-174; Curye /Hieatt 1985:ii:65t:75:IV:84: 116:iv:79t:115; 215 etc ES: Benavides–Barajas, L. “Cocina Califal.” Sep 29,
01; ES: Lord. "a una mano." Nov 10, 2010; “alforfón.” Jul 27, 11; “andando
cocinando." Mar 10, 11 etc ; Gázquez.
Cocina. 2002:54; Hieatt. Pleyn. 1976:xii; Nola. 1989.
xvii-2: xliiii-1:l-5 etc; Santich. 1995: p 166; and Suárez Granda. 2006.
88:201:and 270]
See a uno mano, published Nov 10, 2010; andando cocinando, published March 10, 2011 for Nola's recipe for soppes with slices of bread and alforfón published July 27, 2011 for another version of Cream Case Fritters; and cebrero published Mar 10, 2012.
A VERSION OF "SLICES OF CREAM CHEESE WHICH ARE FRITTERS," ADAPTED FROM NOLA'S xliiii-1 REBANADAS O TAJADAS DE QUESO FRESCO QUE ES FRUTA DE SARTÉN
Ingredients
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Cheese Lovers Delight! Photo by: Lord-Williams |
1 c flour
1 pk yeast
1 ½ c water
5 egg yolks
1 ½ c lard for frying
Garnish:
sugar
Preparation
Slice cheese into pieces as thick as a finger. Make dough with flour, yeast and water and let rise. Kneaded well. Add egg yolks to it and knead well. Dip the slices of cheese into the dough. Heat lard and fry the cheese like fritters.
When browned on all sides, sprinkle with sugar and eat hot, otherwise they are not good.
NOLA'S xliiii-1 REBANADAS O TAJADAS DE QUESO FRESCO QUE ES FRUTA DE SARTÉN