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
It is quite possible to trace the history of recipes far back into the distant past, at least as far into history as pharonic Egypt, and possibly even further than that. Having said that, sadly, these old cookbooks were just simple hieroglyphic recipes for preparing meals.
Interestingly, the oldest recipe discovered, according to Professor Solomon Katz, are a few stone tablets in ancient Sumerian which show 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 drank it feel wonderful. During Roman times 25BC a roman called Apicius created a few documents detailing recipes cooked by wealthy roman citizens. In his publication, Apicius tells us how the meals were separated into hors d`oeuvres, main meal and afters, a style of dining still practiced today. This early Roman chef recounts how the Roman cooks were skilled in the use of many different herbs, including some that we all recognise for example thyme, mint and parsley. Closer to modern times, there were two recipe books which were published in the 14th Century : one book published under the title `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary entitled `Curye on Inglish`. Amusingly, these books have no connection with the spicy food that is popular today, but rather recipes for the types of food on the tables of the upper classes of the period. In the fifteenth century, people returning from the crusades brought us many foods and spices from the holy lands, such as coriander, parsley, basil and rosemary. These new spices and herbs created an explosion in cookery books, many of which still exist in private libraries. By the arrival of the 1900s, cookery books are in great demand, as a result of better eduction, people having more free time and being a little richer. Like it or not, the introduction of television gave us TV cookery programs and the demand for the accompanying recipe books. Which brings us neatly up to date and the internet revolution, permitting everyone to access massive numbers of recipes like those on this web site. |
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