Grains, water and yeast. The three cornerstones of life, and the main ingredients used when making bread. Yeast is a more modern addition to this tried and tested formula. Of course by modern, I mean the ancient Egyptians of around 400 B.C. The breads made before this time (as far back as 8000 B.C.) did …
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Beef and Vegetable Pottage – Medieval Meal
Whether you were rich or poor, lord or peasant, you almost certainly ate pottage. Pottage is a dish which we now know as soup, stew or broth. Basically any kind of combination of ingredients thrown together into a nice big pot full of water and cooked for a long time. These ingredients were typically based …
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The Plump Peasant 