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[edit] History

I see Wikipedia does History sections alot. Should there be on here as well? Ron James 007 (talk) 05:20, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

I lopped off some information to start one. Not a great improvement, but still something to work with. I also removed the misleading information that medieval cookbooks were intended as general helpers for housekeepers and cooks. All modern food scholars I've come across agree that early cookbooks and recipe collections were intended for the literate elite as showpieces, not beginner's guides for (predominantly illiterate) housekeepers and cooks. These professions were skills that were taught through apprenticeship, tradition and practice, not book learning.

Peter ^Isotalo 12:51, 15 October 2008 (UTC)