Fabulous Feasts: Medieval Cookery and Ceremony
by Madeleine Pelner Cosman
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Author: Madeleine Pelner CosmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04
ISBN: 080760898X
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: George Braziller
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Book Review: If you're interested in Medieval Cookery, there are better places to start
Summary: 1 Stars
I cook, a lot. I am a historical interpreter and a 15th century re-enactor, and I love the taste of really good food. For those who don't care if this is historically accurate or not, then I think you've missed the point of owning a "medieval cookbook". If you like odd mixes of spices and experimentation, then have at it. For me, I'll pass having sampled several of these recipes that I found totally unpalatable.
So that you don't think it's all wine vinegar, I will offer up a few excellent titles for your approval. If you're interested in ceremony and how things are done at the table regarding manners and how to serve the high table, read the following:
The Babees Boke of Manners
The Boke of Keruynge: The Book of Carving (Wynkyn de Worde)
If you want real medieval cookbooks with the documentation to back up the recipes contained between the covers, then I'd like to suggest the following cook books:
Pleyn Delit, an excellent beginners book (1996)
The Medieval Kitchen: Recipes from France and Italy (2000)
Early French Cookery (2002)
There are others, but these are the three that I use often, and most new comers to the world of medieval cookery will discover that many of the recipes are very pleasing to the modern palate.
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