“Take peeled almonds, crush very well in a mortar, steep in water boiled and cooled to lukewarm, strain through cheesecloth and boil your almond milk on a few coals for an instant or two.”
– Le Viandier de Taillevent
Category: Food
Hallowe’en Salad, a Retro Gelatin Treat
This mid-century recipe is incredibly easy to make and is about as authentic as it gets.
Salat, an Aromatic Medieval Salad
It may surprise you to learn that people in the Middle Ages ate salad. And they ate it often. Unlike today, salads weren’t for calorie-conscious women on diets. Salads were very common meal starters and were loaded full of herbs and aromatic vegetables found in every household garden. Salads were not only genuinely enjoyed by people of…
Egredouncye, a Medieval Sweet and Sour Dish
This delicious English pottage (c. 1420) features pork stewed in a sweet and sour gravy.
Elizabethan Jumbal Biscuits
Two of my all-time favorite things are history and food so I thought, why not put them together? Perhaps the easiest way to experience and connect with the past is to eat authentic ancient food. Since such dishes can be hard to come by, our best option is to make them at home! A (very) brief overview of Elizabethan food During the Elizabethan…
A Dollop of History 