What’s on the agenda for 2016? Research. I am currently combining and revising my series, Adventures in Yeast (parts II, III, IV, V, & VI), into a research paper that I plan to submit at Calontir Kingdom A&S. I am … Continue reading →
The Science of Nocino (part 6) OK, I need to finish up this treatment of the Science of Nocino. When last we met, I was discussing some of the findings from research on the best time to harvest walnuts for … Continue reading →
The Science of Nocino And now for the science! While there is not a large body of scientific literature on nocino, what exists is quite interesting. Walnuts have a long history of use in cooking and medicine. In his first … Continue reading →
So far, I have described nocino and gave a short “history” of this purportedly Medieval beverage (Nocino I and Nocino II). Now, it’s time to actually make some. A basic nocino recipe is pretty easy to find online. Google “nocino … Continue reading →
As I mentioned in my previous post (Nocino – Part I), tracking down extant references to nocino from “Period” is problematic. Most historic attributions seem to agree that the drink existed in the Middle Ages (possibly as far back as … Continue reading →