1 old english sherry cheese
1 puffs
1 merrie crown roast of pork
1 savory rice stuffing
1 lady apple fruit wreath
1 duchess potato puffs
1 carrots & grapes vermouth
1 herbed green beans
1 royal toast triangles
1 cran-brandy pudding &
1 golden toffee sauce
1 claret cup
EXTRA TREAT
1 ha'penny friendship bread
Directions
See recipes to follow and have a Merry Ole Yuletide!!
I have not tested any of these recipes, but thought you all would
enjoy! Marilyn Sultar
Servings: 6 servings
Menu For Medieval Christmas Dinner***Fjvs25a Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Christmas; Dinner; Holiday
The History of Recipes
Written cooking instructions as an idea can be observed way back into ancient history, at least as far back into recorded history as the ancient Egyptians, and maybe further still. In practice though, in the main part, these early cookbooks were just very basic hieroglyphic instructions for food preparation.
In an interesting twist, the oldest recipe discovered so far, according to food historians is a series of ancient tablets in ancient Sumerian describing the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made anyone who tried it feel `exhilarated, wonderful and blissful`. Progressing into Roman times 25BC a man called Apicius created a collection of scripts describing recipes prepared by the Romans. He describes how the meals of wealthy Romans were split into appetizers, main course and desserts, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. Aspicius informs us how the cooks of Roman times made use of many different herbs and spices, including a few that are still present in modern kitchens for example bay, rue and dill. Over the succeeding few hundred years, the rich families of Europe competed with each other to offer the most exotic banquets, and because of this the best cooks and their recipes could command a high salary. Notwithstanding that, it was during the nineteenth century that fine cooking and cookery books rose to prominence. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and Fannie Farmer in the US, dedicated years of their lives to collating, verifying, and recording recipes common in their social group. When we get to the twentieth century, recipe books were in great demand, mostly due to higher levels of literacy, people having more leisure time and having more money to spend. |
We hope you enjoy this Menu For Medieval Christmas Dinner___Fjvs25a recipe.
