All Gode Cookery Selected Sites of the Month for 1999

The Gode Cookery Selected Site of the Month was first introduced in April of 1999.

APRIL 1999

14th Century English Feast
Researched and written by Debra Hense

Debra Hense, known as Kateryn de Develyn in the SCA, presents a 14th Century English Feast, complete with notes & personal translations & redactions. The author writes from her own personal cooking experience, and some of the many recipes include Mounchelet, Chykens in Hocchee, Figey, Cawdel of Samoun, Pomme Dorryse, & Cryfpes. From this page you can link back to her homepage, Nikki and Me enterprises, for her other Medieval Cookery websites on German and French meals.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4756/englsh1.htm

Thank you for the honor. I shared it with friends, and co-workers. Next, I will send a copy to my family.
Deb/Kateryn

MAY 1999

The Renaissance at the Dinner Table
By Dr. Alessandro Giacomello

In this short article by Dr. Giacomello, there are 11 authentic Italian Renaissance recipes, each with the original receipt, a translation, and very informative historical notes. (For example - "In his book on obstetrics published in 1569, Girolamo Mercurio, a Roman physician, recommended eggnog for women in childbirth.") The recipes include Limonia, Fritters with Elderberry Flowers, Cheese Pie with Herbs, Rice with Almond Milk, Goat Kid Pie, Wild Game Stew, Hemp Seed Soup, Sturgeon, & Eggnog. But what makes this site a real treat is the link back to its main page, Nico Marin - Le Pentole ("The Copper Pot"). Although primarily a commercial site for Nico Marin, an Italian company which produces Renaissance copper pots, here you can read some of the history of copper stoveware in the Renaissance and see the production of a beautiful copper pot by Renaissance methods. With the recipes, graphics, and easily navigated pages, this site is well worth visiting.

http://www.nicomarin.com/ricette_e.htm

From this URL, link to Nico Marin - Le Pentole from the Nico Marin logo at the top of the page.

Dear Mr. James L. Matterer,
We thank you very much to have chosen our website as your Site of the Month. I saw your splendid website and I wish to express to you our very best thanks because it is a big honour for us to be the Site of the Month.

Best regards. Nico Marin snc Luca Moretti

JUNE 1999

The Bread Always Rises in the West (The Demi-Sun Bakery)
by Jeremy Fletcher

If you ever wanted to know about baking in the Middle Ages, this website is the place to start. Jeremy Fletcher, known as Master Wulfric of Creigull in the Society for Creative Anachronism, is the proprietor of The Demi-Sun Bakery and presents here some important and informative facts about Medieval bakery, including the history of the London Worshipful Company of Bakers, the rise of bakers' guilds in the Middle Ages, and the use of baker's marks (which he highly recommends). This is a site every cook & baker should visit.

http://www.whirlwind-design.com/madbaker/demisun.html

Thank you for your Gode Cookery award. It's a pleasure to be listed in such good company!
Jeremy Fletcher / Wulfric of Creigull

JULY 1999

The Meadery - Alcoholic Drinks of the Middle Ages
by Marc Shapiro

Here is a site that covers all aspects of Medieval alcoholic beverages, from the history of mead, wine, beer, and other drinks to tips on brewing and a variety of recipes. Brewing aficionado Marc Shapiro shares his personal research in topics which include Wine & Mead, Beer, Brandy & Whiskey, Licqueurs & Cordials, Vinegar, How to Taste Alcoholic Beverages, and Fruits & Spices. An introduction, an index, and a bibliography are also included. And Alcoholic Drinks of the Middle Ages is merely the doorway into Marc's impressive and informative homepage, The Meadery, dedicated to the ancient art of brewing. In addition to several pages of important brewing links, The Meadery features many more of Marc's personal articles, including Mead for the Masses and instructions on pressing wine.

http://www.inetone.net/mshapiro/calcohol.html

AUGUST  1999

A Lady's Receipt Book
by Rachel Holliday

Rachel Holliday, also known as Lady Elizabeth, has compiled recipes from Ancient Rome through the Renaissance in her A Lady's Receipt Book. Some of her recipes include Sauce For Roasted Red Mullets, Pane Di Noxi, Mortarolo, & Roast Chestnuts With Roses. And from here you can link back to her homepage, which contains more domestic information in 3 additional sections entitled Embroidery and all crafty skills, A Herbal Grimoire, & Costumes from many times.

http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/witchwood/receipt/index.html

SEPTEMBER 1999

Cindy Renfrow - Culinary & Brewing History Links

Cindy Renfrow is one of America's premier Medieval food historians and is the acclaimed author of "Take a Thousand Eggs or More" & "A Sip Through Time." In addition to her published works, she has compiled some of the best historical cooking information available on the Internet, and her on-line material is geared toward helping those interested in the hands-on exploration of history to find source material. Here at her page of culinary & brewing history links you'll find informative links on culinary history, brewing, online medieval manuscripts, historical re-enactment, and much more. And from this site you can access all of Cindy's pages: her homepage, Gerard's Herbal, Le Menagier de Paris, graphics & illustrations, Elizabethan food, recipes, etc.

http://members.aol.com/renfrowcm/links.html

Thanks for the honor!
Cindy Renfrow

OCTOBER  1999

Ordre du Saint-Esprit - Culinary of the Court

The Ordre du Saint-Esprit was established on December 31, 1578 by Henri III of France as a Religious Order of Merit for Nobles of the Court. The actual order didn't come into its own until King Henry IV, but from that time forth received support from the monarchs of France for more than two hundred years. The contemporary Ordre du Saint-Esprit re-creates the Medieval Court of the Ordre, with the mission of pooling time, talents and knowledge to promote this period of French history. The Ordre du Saint-Esprit website contains information on this organization, as well as a large & informative section entitled "Historical Departments" featuring information on Art & Architecture, Character Re-Enactments & Research, Costuming, Culinary of the Court, Historical Topics of Conversation of the Day, & Members of the French Court.

It is Culinary of the Court that is given this month's award for Gode Cookery; the 14 recipes, with both the period receipt and a modern translation are unusual and unique, especially the instructions for making a Giant Egg. Also included are links to other historical cooking websites.

http://saint-esprit.homepage.com/food.htm

Dear Mr. Matterer,
We were both surprised and honored by our award. We have had a great deal of fun putting together Renaissance dinners for our church and at local faires. When we created the St. Esprit site, it was only natural that we include a page with the recipes we use.

Thank you again for choosing our site for October.
Pauline Bingham (Faire Angel) & Kirk Larsen (Duke of Sully)

NOVEMBER 1999

Cheesemaking in Scotland - A History
by John H. Smith

Extracted from John H. Smith's book, "Cheesemaking in Scotland - A History," this is a wonderfully fun site that details the history and development of cheese in Scotland, from Roman times up to the present. The site is divided into more than 13 sections with excerpts from Mr. Smith's book, photographs of traditional cheesemaking, and information from the Scottish Dairy Association. Chapter 5, "Cheesemaking in Scotland - An Early History," is the section that will probably most appeal to those interested in historical cookery.

http://www.efr.hw.ac.uk/SDA/book1.html

DECEMBER 1999

The Christmas Archives
by Marie Hubert

In celebration of the last Christmas of the 1900s, the Gode Cookery Selected Site for December 1999 is Marie Hubert's Christmas Archives. Everything you need to now about Christmas is at this site, and the many sections include: Polish Christmas Carols & Customs; A Hungarian Christmas; Christmas in Mallorca; Countess Maria's Christmas Books; Great British Christmas; A Bedtime Story; Crib Friends on the Net; Chronological History of the Christmas Tree; Christmas 2000; Christmas Accounts from Historical Documents; World Christmas Tour Round the Internet; Christmas at Home; Adoremus; Christmas Legends; & The Search for the Spirit of Christmas. The section entitled Great British Christmas features information on Yule traditions in the British Isles from the last 1000 years. Merry Christmas!

http://people.delphi.com/mariachristm/index.html