[Artemisia] Period Pesto?

[Vaun Stevens]

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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