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Medieval applesauce from England

Greasy! Elsewhere on Coquinaria I have published a recipe for Apple Sauce for Lent. On this page is an English…

19 years ago

Cranberry-walnutbread

This is a really festive bread. It's tasty, and looks merry with the little red berries. I like eating it…

19 years ago

Stuffed quinces

Straight to the recipe A medieval recipe with marrow Triggered by the appearance of a cookbook with beautiful marrow bones…

19 years ago

Royal peas

Well alright then, just the one! Straight to the recipe Garden peas were an absolute hype in the seventeenth century. They…

19 years ago

Medieval apple fritters

Straight to the recipe In the Netherlands apple fritters are traditional food on New Year's Eve. I have chosen an English recipe…

20 years ago

Arabian meatballs

Straight to the recipe Tasty tidbits The recipe on this page was prepared, together with Arabian pasties, clareit and medieval wafers,…

20 years ago

Medieval bread with fennel and lard

Straight to the recipe Recipes for bread from the distant past are rare. The recipe on this page was inspired…

20 years ago

Mustard-dill sauce

Very good with fish For example with hot-smoked salmon I got this recipe nearly forty years ago from someone who…

21 years ago

Crème brûlée

Straight to the recipe An all-time favourite from the seventeenth century Crème brûlée is one of the most popular desserts.…

21 years ago

Sauces for broiled fish

Fish played a prominent role in the daily diet throughout the Catholic Middle Ages, because during set periods and days…

21 years ago