Re: [Mid] waybread

Cornish pasties and waybread are two different animals. Basically,
waybread, as I understand it, was a raised bread, while pasties are made
from a pie crust type crust. To make waybread take any bread dough, after
the first rise - the heavier the bread the better (rye is great) - and add
precooked meats or cheeses (if you are going for period, don't use
cheddar!), onions, garlic, whatever strikes your fancy. Knead the
ingrediants together so the tasty bits are worked all the way through the
loaf. Form into a round, rather flat loaf, let rise in a warm place and
bake. The idea is, as it was explained to me, that when you pull off a
hunk of bread, you are getting a bit of everything.
Avacyn

PS Carrots are period (pastersnakes) and very, very tasty in period. I
make a non-period pasty that my family loves to take camping by adding
ground beef, carrots, onions, potatoes and salt and pepper to
taste. Yum. Another good pasty filling is chicken, mushrooms and
cheese. Any meat or vegatable available in period was likely to end up in
a pasty.

>All I can think of is the Pasty, here are a couple links to recipes. the
>Cornish miners packed them around to and from work. In 'Da U.P' you can
>still get pasties at various pasty shops. MMMMMM!!!!
>
>Cornish pasty
>http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/food/pastie.htm
>http://www.pierecipe.com/AZ/CornishPasty.asp
>http://www.greenchronicle.com/connies_cornish_kitchen/cornish_pasty.htm
>
>They all pretty much say the same thing. I would say leave out the carrots
>and turnips, definitely use the Swede (rutabagas) yummy things, eaten hot
>or cold. I have heard of the miners used to put a little fruit like pie
>filling at one end, and their wives would mark that end with their initials.
>Makes for a nice desert. and the ands of the pasties having thicker horns
>of crust to hold onto which was thrown away because of the dirty hands of
>the miners.
>
>Hope this helps a little
>
>Simon Hondy
>
>
> > My good Lords and Ladies,
> > I bring to you a question put to me by my Lord Husband that I could not
> > answer. Does anyone have a recipe for something called waybread or
> > journeybread. It's basically a loaf of bread with cheese and meat baked
> > inside. This would be used at events, going to and from events, Pennsic
> > etc.
> >
> > I would appreciate any help you might be able to offer.
> >
> > My thanks
> >
> > Gwyneth Rosycheeks
> > mka Lori Hicks
>
>
>From: "Simon Hondy" <scholari@sector13.org>
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