Medieval cookbook
By:Vanessa Metzger
The Diet of the Middle Ages
Drinks
Almond Milk
2 cups blanched almonds
3 cups hot water
Hot Honey Lemonade
- 4 Tbs. lemon juice
- 4 Tbs. honey
- 1 cup boiling water
Mix all ingredients. Drink hot. Hot Honey Lemonade is particularly valuable in relieving the grippe. When suffering from a cold, take a hot honey lemonade before retiring.
Main Courses
Salmon Pie- Ingredients
1 tsp. parsley
1/4 tsp. sage
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. anise
Cooking Instructions
Beef y-Stywyd
- Beef ribs
- Cinnamon Sticks
- Cloves (powder)
- Mace
- Grains of Paradise (or substitute Cardamom)
- Cubeb (or substitute Black Pepper)
- Onions, minced
- Parsley, chopped
- Sage
- Unseasoned Bread Crumbs
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Saffron or a few drops of yellow food coloring
- Salt
Place the ribs in a large pot; cover with water. Bring to a boil; add all spices except saffron & salt & reduce heat to a simmer. Continue simmering until the beef is completely cooked. Remove some of the broth; with a wire whisk, thoroughly blend the broth , red wine vinegar, & bread crumbs into a smooth gravy-like consistency. When the beef has cooked, add some of this mixture to the pot, just enough to slightly thicken the broth. Be sure that this thickening agent has thoroughly blended with the broth. Return to a boil and cook for several more minutes. Reduce heat, add salt to taste and enough additional vinegar to give it a slightly sharp taste - it needs to be "poynaunt." Remove the cinnamon sticks. Serve forth!
Desserts
Apple fritters
- 1 1/4 cup ale or beer
- 1 Tbs. dry yeast
- 1 cup flour
- optional: 1 egg or 2 egg yolks
- 3-4 apples (e.g. Macintosh)
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- oil or shortening for frying
- confectioners sugar
Heat the beer to lukewarm. Put the yeast in a medium sized bowl and add 1/4 cup of the beer; stir and let sit about 10 minutes. Mix in the flour, egg yolks or egg if desired, salt, and remaining beer. Beat the mixture and then cover the bowl. Leave in a warm place for about an hour. It should at least double in bulk.
Peel the apples, core them and cut into wedges or rings. Put the apple slices in the batter and stir to coat them. Fry quickly in oil or deep fat. Sprinkle with sugar and serve.
Cherry tort
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup butter, cut up
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup marsala wine
Citations
Modern Recipes for Beginners." Modern Recipes for Beginners. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2016.