[Artemisia] Period Pesto?

[Caointiarn]

Have you referenced the OED?  That may give you a definitive answer.   
Caointiarn 

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Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Period Pesto?

I've gone through Bartolomeo Scappi's *Opera* (1570) and didn't find
anything that resembles pesto.  Basil isn't listed as an ingredient in the
indexes while pine nuts are listed as an ingredient in various confections.
And in *The Art of Cooking* by Maestro Martino of Como he doesn't list
either ingredient.  I'll be interested in seeing what others find.

Annys

On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 10:58 PM, Dawn Tavares <dtavares1 at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> For any cooks who may not be on Facebook:  Is pesto Period? I've found 
> documentation for use of basil and pine nuts in 
> Mediterranean/Andalausian cooking, but couldn't find any reference to 
> actual pesto or even a basil-&-nut-based paste. I looked all thru 
> Stephan's Florilegium for leads, but came up blank. I've already 
> checked the Godecookery site. Any suggestions where else I should dig?
>
>  I have all this home-grown basil that I'd like to use for 
> Lochtoberfest.... Aurora de PortugalBLS 
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