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By Andrew Jotischky

How did medieval hermits live to tell the tale on their self-denying vitamin? What did they devour, and the way did unethical priests get round the ideas?

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This was a period of profound political and economic turmoil in Italy, as the Gothic successors of Theodoric fought to hold on to the kingdom he had founded against attempts by the eastern emperor, Justinian, to reconquer lost western provinces. As always, prolonged war meant that the civilian population suffered; probably in these circumstances, many people, not just monks, fled into mountains and hills. Benedict seems to have established a reputation as a holy man and attracted the attention of a group of monks who wanted to found a cenobitic community.

Alternatively, gum resin from the roots can be used to flavour dishes of beans or Desert fathers, pillar-saints and fasting 37 herbs. When Sabas lived in solitude in the Judaean desert, his food bag apparently contained only asphodel and reed hearts, as well as a small trowel used for digging the asphodel out of the ground. Meloa, also known as salt bush, is a form of mallow; its leaves and root are both edible. Cyril of Scythopolis’ Life of Euthymius describes monks at Euthymius’ laura washing meloa leaves that they had gathered, so clearly it was a plant eaten by settled monks as well as grazers.

Grazing had a long history in Syrian and Palestinian monasticism. At least fifteen separate grazers, primarily in Judaea, are mentioned in John Moschus’ Spiritual Meadow. One of the last works of the ‘golden age’ of early Christian monasticism, the Spiritual Meadow has a 40 A Hermit’s Cookbook Wild grass porridge Pick as much wild grass as you can find within easy reach. Separate the grain from the stalks, either by hand picking or by beating the heads with a stick. Wash the grains and leave to soak for an hour, then crush in a mortar until you have a fine consistency.

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