Medieval History
The Getty Museum and British Museum have published two cookbooks for those wanting to try recipes dating back to the Middle Ages or ancient times. The Medieval Cookbook, by food hisorian Maggie Black offers collection of medieval recipes, but a social history of the time.
This revised edition has eighty recipes, drawn from the earliest English cookbooks of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, are presented in two formats: the original Middle English version and one adapted and tested for the modern cook. The author also describes the range of available ingredients in medieval times and the meals that could be prepared from them?from simple daily snacks to celebratory feasts?as well as the preparation of the table, prescribed dining etiquette, and the various entertainments that accompanied elite banquets.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
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Medieval History
The Medieval Cookbook and The Classical Cookbook published in revised editions
The Getty Museum and British Museum have published two cookbooks for those wanting to try recipes dating back to the Middle Ages or ancient times. The Medieval Cookbook, by food hisorian Maggie Black offers collection of medieval recipes, but a social history of the time.
This revised edition has eighty recipes, drawn from the earliest English cookbooks of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, are presented in two formats: the original Middle English version and one adapted and tested for the modern cook. The author also describes the range of available ingredients in medieval times and the meals that could be prepared from them?from simple daily snacks to celebratory feasts?as well as the preparation of the table, prescribed dining etiquette, and the various entertainments that accompanied elite banquets.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
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Quebec has two basic tourtieres, and many variations for each type, gastronomy historian Jean-Pierre Lemasson told the McCord Museum conference. There is the shallow style, filled with pork and/or other meats, and a deep-dish Lac St. Jean, or Saguenay,...
- Medievalists Uncover "lost" Recipe For Roasted Unicorn
As an April Fools' Day prank, the curators of the British Library's Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts Blog wrote up an entirely straight-faced account of a "spine-tingling" discovery ? a cookbook that details the proper way to prepare unicorn....
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MIT doesn?t seem like a place where you can dine on food from the Middle Ages. But this month, you could prepare, cook, and eat like a 14th-century nobleman. For over a decade, during the Independent Activities Period between semesters, Massachusetts...
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