Nocino – Part VI
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 →
Category Archives: History
Nocino – Part V
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 →
Martial Peerage Facebook Group
As most players in the SCA know, the SCA Board of Directors voted to approve a new peerage, Masters of Defense, which is solely a fencing peerage. There is a group that has now formed to promote the petition to … Continue reading →
Period Shooting
This year is going to be my year to shoot as much “Period” archery as possible. By that, I mean that I plan to use equipment that is more similar to what would have been used in my persona’s time. … Continue reading →
Nocino – Part II
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 →