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RECIPES & COOKERY:
Recipes from A Newe Boke of Olde Cokery Incredible Foods, Solteties, & Entremets Glossary of Medieval Cooking Terms ARTICLES ON COOKERY: Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum An Elizabethan Dinner Conversation Coqz Heaumez - A Helmeted Cock FEASTS & DINNERS: IMAGES: RESOURCES: Gode Cookery Awards and Site Reviews RECIPES MAY BE FOUND IN: Recipes from A Newe Boke of Olde Cokery Incredible Foods, Solteties, & Entremets Coqz Heaumez - A Helmeted Cock PLEASE VISIT:
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A compilation of medieval recipes from authentic sources adapted for the 21st century kitchen, along with diverse facts on food & feasting in the Middle Ages & Renaissance and other historical culinary items.
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Owner, Technical Manager, & Assistant Manager - Monica Gaudio Editor: Gode Cookery Recipe Collection - Tammy Crawford Master
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Master Cook - Tammy Crawford Master Cook - Monica Gaudio Assistants
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God may send a man good meate, but the devyll sende an evyll cooke. edieval cooking was not, as has been so easily assumed, a dubious practice that produced inedible dishes filled with strange spices and dangerous ingredients. Medieval cooks used many of the same type of foodstuffs that are in use today, in addition to forms of food preparation familiar to any of us. The dishes and recipes they prepared were neither inedible nor dangerous, but extremely delicious and nourishing products that employed the finest meats, grains, fruits, and vegetables medieval society was capable of developing. Then as now, mankind knew what tasted good and the sauces, stews, pies, roasts, and soups that satisfied the 14th century family are just as wholesome and enjoyable today. any
of the recipes in this site originate from true medieval &
Renaissance
sources, are fully documented, and have been adapted for use in the
modern
kitchen. Original sources & bibliographies are featured whenever
possible;
historical authenticity and research are our main concerns, along with
producing viands that are enjoyable & good to eat. Those recipes
that
are neither authentic nor documented are clearly defined as being so,
and
are included for those who wish to prepare modern foods with a medieval
flavor. Whether it's a small repast for two or an entire medieval
feast,
a documented period dinner or a party with a medieval theme, Gode Cookery can provide authentic and
delicious dishes
with which to please and satisfy your guests. eat
pies filled with pork, beef, raisins and dates, topped with whole
chicken
pieces; soups flavored with wine and thickened with almonds; vegetables
and fruit marinated in wine, honey, & herbs and savory sauces &
stews of all varieties! Venison pies & rabbit in gravy; beef
roasts,
stuffed goose, & fish marinated in ale; sweet pastries fried in
oil,
fruit confections, and sculptures made of sugar! Exotic creations such
as the Cockentrice, half pig & half chicken, and the Coqz Heaumez,
a knightly hen who rides a suckling steed - this is the food of the
Middle
Ages!
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Secret
Life of...". The series debuted on June 7th, 2004. Look for us
on "The Secret Life of Sandwiches,"
the third episode in
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Birthday Parties," in the 2007 holiday special "The Secret Life of Hallowe'en," and
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Medieval Cookery Books Available Through The Gode Cookery Bookshop! Many of the valuable & informative reference books used in the creation of Gode Cookery, including Terence Scully's Art of Cookery in the Middle Ages and Food and Feast in Medieval England by P. W. Hammond, are now available through this site and Amazon.com! If you admire and enjoy Gode Cookery, then you should also be pleased with any of the books listed here below and at the Bookshop. And if you're a serious food historian or someone who actively enjoys medieval cooking, then these are must-haves for your collection.
Pleyn Delit, Fabulous Feasts, Take a Thousand Eggs or More, and other titles.
. This cookbook is for your
reading
pleasure, as well
as your eating pleasure. May you enjoy both, to full measure!
About
the
Author: James L. Matterer has an
academic
background in both culinary arts and history. He has been researching
and recreating medieval food since
1979 and has presented dozens of authentic feasts, the largest being
for
over 300 people. A member of the Society for Creative Anachronism,
Inc.,
he has received that organization's highest Arts & Science award
for
his research & recreation of the cookery of Chaucerian England.
James has taught a medieval cooking workshop at Penn State University,
has had several recipes published in scholastic textbooks, and along
with his medieval catering company, also called Gode Cookery, is the
premier caterer for the Alabama Renaissance Fair. In 2004, 2005,
2006, & 2007 he
appeared on the Food Network series, "The
Secret Life of...". James lives with his partner and 7
cats in Steubenville, Ohio.
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