tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57273296647083929432024-03-06T12:02:03.395-08:00Medieval CookingTastes of the Past for Modern TastesThe Medieval Cookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051048966129712514noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727329664708392943.post-55245080271638577322013-03-06T01:29:00.001-08:002013-03-06T01:29:13.352-08:00Sambocade recipeI have been asked for a Sambocade recipe. The one I use is from a Harlian Manuscript> <br />
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The modern redaction is below:<br />
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225 gr. shortcrust pastry<br />
6 eggs separated<br />
160 gr caster sugar<br />
500 gr cream cheese, or soft cheese<br />
40 gr breadcrumbs<br />
3-4 sprigs elderberry flowers, or 4 tablespoons elderflower cordial<br />
1 tablespoon rosewater<br />
1/2 tablespoon orange flower water.<br />
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Preheat oven to 180<br />
Line a 23 cm (9 inch) tart tin, and blind bake for 15 minutes<br />
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In a bowl cream together egg yolks and sugar until almost white and shiny, then add the cream cheese , beating after each addition, until well blended. Stir in the breadcrumbs and the flavourings.<br />
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Beat the egg whites until shiny and stiff. Fold into the cream cheese mixture. Bake 45 minutes<br />
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serve warm or room temperature. Good with a fruit compote, or creamThe Medieval Cookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051048966129712514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727329664708392943.post-76721456496697403262013-02-01T06:50:00.000-08:002013-02-01T06:50:40.151-08:00A Recipe from a cookbook of 1723 by Matthew AmayasWe have spent the past few Thursday nights photographing a cookbook written by Matthew Amayas 1722.<br />
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This cookbook is in the Spalding Gentleman's Society's possession, and at the moment, we have no information on the author. However, we thought you might enjoy looking at the Orange Pudding Recipe<br />
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<br />The Medieval Cookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051048966129712514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727329664708392943.post-88532376036535189752012-12-05T05:25:00.000-08:002012-12-05T05:25:11.737-08:00Well, here it is the beginning of December, and the event and demonstration season is winding down, with just one more event on the 17th of December, with Victorian crafts.<br />
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This doesn't mean we close up shop. Rather, the test kitchen is really cranked up, and the smells of Savoy cake, and ratafia biscuits waft up the stairs as I type this. These are the essential ingredients for a Regency trifle, which will be going to the Regency dance group on Friday night.<br />
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Left to make is the syllabub, which is a lovely lemon and wine flavoured fluff. The orange custard is cooling in the fridge, and everything is ready to assemble tomorrow.<br />
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<br />The Medieval Cookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051048966129712514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727329664708392943.post-66966350894587798652012-10-21T05:29:00.003-07:002012-10-21T05:29:46.360-07:00The Medieval Cookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051048966129712514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727329664708392943.post-87588565922289176522012-07-12T02:50:00.000-07:002012-07-12T02:50:06.339-07:00Victorian PicnicWhat an amazing season so far. We have made Georgian Ice Cream, Edwardian hors'doeuvres, Medieval delicacies, and are now getting ready for the challenges of the late season! After the Edwardian music hall this weekend, we are going to put together a wonderful Victorian picnic for the reenactors in Buxton for the ending of the Gilbert and Sullivan Festival the final weekend of July. We'll be demonstrating and giving samples as usual.... possibly with our Boston Brown Bread, a game pie, potted tongue, three or four different cakes, a salamagundy, and of course, Lemonade. Come have an audience with Queen Victoria and her mistress of Robes, and try our victorian food! See you there!The Medieval Cookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051048966129712514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727329664708392943.post-81033599891019333652012-04-23T05:02:00.000-07:002012-04-23T05:02:41.669-07:00Medieval cooking at English FestivalWe had a wonderful weekend at the English Festival, and our Andalusian Lamb recipe, redacted from a 13th century recipe was as usual luscious Thank you to all of the 4and20 team who made the displays of grain milling, bread kneading, and butter churning come to life!The Medieval Cookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051048966129712514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727329664708392943.post-5787263601886386732012-02-10T06:31:00.000-08:002012-02-10T06:31:05.971-08:00Living History 2012The new year begins on Sunday, with a Victorian Language of Flowers, Afternoon tea, and all of the preparations, both upstairs and downstairs at the lovely Ayscoughfee Hall museum in Spalding, Lincolnshire.<br />
Museum opening times are 10:30-4 pm, and admission is free.<br />
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Come taste Victorian loves wells, a lemon and chocolate cake, help grind sugar and freeze icecream, make valentines for your sweetheart, and find out what you are really saying with that bouquet of flowers!<br />
Meet Mrs Baxter our cook, Mrs Gibson, the housekeeper, Branston the butler, Morgan the underbutler, Yarp the dogsbody, Oliver, the boy of all work,Mrs Norman, and Mrs Brennan. Ambrose Pratt, yes that is a Pratt with two t's, will be calling on Mrs Norman and Mrs Brennan...let's see how his valentine's schemes play out!The Medieval Cookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051048966129712514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727329664708392943.post-58404894494605395932011-08-01T01:52:00.000-07:002011-08-01T01:52:34.582-07:00Campaigning for Spalding: 4and20 Blackbirds Group visit us at Ayscoughfee Ha...<a href="http://campaigningforspalding.blogspot.com/2011/07/4and20-blackbirds-group-visit-us-at.html?spref=bl">Campaigning for Spalding: 4and20 Blackbirds Group visit us at Ayscoughfee Ha...</a>: "I took an afternoon off from lobbying our Spalding Councilors today to take a short trip from my home in the Wygate Park Ward to visit the 4..."The Medieval Cookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051048966129712514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727329664708392943.post-38914910938078065692011-01-04T03:08:00.001-08:002011-01-04T03:08:46.584-08:00our website is upAnother Milestone. Our website at 4and20blackbirds.co.uk is now up and running, and you can find us on facebook: 4and20blackbirds,bringing historic cookery to life!The Medieval Cookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051048966129712514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727329664708392943.post-10724683619081758062010-10-18T09:02:00.000-07:002010-10-18T09:19:15.771-07:00Medieval Food for Modern People__Our paper for the International Medieval CongressGreat News!!! Medieval Cooks Jenny and Julia have been selected to present their paper "Medieval Food for Modern People, Opportunities and Obstacles in Preparing Food from the Re-enactors Point of View" at the International Medieval Congress to be held in Leeds in July 2011<br />
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We are so excited and honoured to have been selected to present. We will be demonstrating our bread process, from grain to bread oven as a static display, and discussing our challenges and successes in creating food in the medieval display weekends.The Medieval Cookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051048966129712514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727329664708392943.post-73149975544115893872010-10-17T02:57:00.000-07:002010-10-18T08:55:31.372-07:00Eighteenth International Congress in Leeds July 2011The International Medieval Congress (IMC) is organised and administered by the <a href="http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ims/index.html"><span style="color: blue;">Institute for Medieval Studies (IMS)</span></a>. Since its start in 1994, the Congress has established itself as an annual event with an attendance of over 1,500 medievalists from all over the world. It is the largest conference of its kind in Europe. <br />
Drawing medievalists from over 40 countries, with over 1,000 individual papers and 375 academic sessions and a wide range of concerts, performances, readings, round tables, excursions, book fair and associated events, the Leeds International Medieval Congress is Europe's largest annual gathering in the humanities. Next year's Congress will take place 11-14 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>July 2011.<br />
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