Francesco Sirene, Spicer

PURVEYORS OF GOODS FOR HISTORICAL COOKERY AND LIVING

Standard and Exotic Spices: alkanet, cubebs, galingale, grains of paradise, liquamen, long pepper, mace, saffron, saunders, sumac, and many more
Special Treats: candied violets, crystallized ginger, licorice root, more
Incense and Dyestuffs: frankincense, myrrh, madder root, cochineal, more
Historical Cookbooks: Ancient Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Elizabethan
Cooking and Eating Tools: nutmeg graters, mortars and pestles, authentic reproduction spoons and tankards
The Unusual but Useful: inkwells, sealing wax, clay pipes, tea bricks

Who we are.
What's New!
Catalogue of Spices and Herbs.
Catalogue of Spice Mixes.
Catalogue of Sweet Scents.
Catalogue of Comfits and Sweets.
Catalogue of Dyestuffs.
Catalogue of Calligraphers' and Illuminators' Materials.
Catalogue of The Spice-Cook's Corner.
Catalogue of Spoons and Pewterware.
Catalogue of Period Potations.
Catalogue of Books for Cooks.
Catalogue of Toys and Games.
Catalogue of Many Other Things.
One-offs: things we have only in limited supply.
A Different Dinner: recipes using exotic spices.
Links to other sites on spices and historical cookery.
SPICEFINDER glossary of alternate names for spices.
Spice Chests: who used what when.
Hints on using and storing spices.
Ordering Information.

All prices are in Canadian dollars; if you pay in U.S. funds you may deduct 20%.

If you would like our printed pricelist, send your postal (snailmail) address and $2.00 for postage to:

Francesco Sirene, Spicer,

Box 1051,

Peachland, B.C., Canada V0H 1X0

If you wish to communicate with us electronically, our e-mail address is jhanna@silk.net.

To our American friends: yes, we are metric, but don't let it scare you. It's easy (and actually simpler to add up than pounds and ounces).

1000 grams (g) makes 1 kilogram (kg)

25 grams is a little less than an ounce (=28 g)

500 grams is a little more than a pound (=454 g)

There! That wasn't so bad, was it? (Just imagine if we had decided to be completely authentic, and sold in medieval Venetian weight -- pesso grosso and pesso sotile.)