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Medieval Cookery Text

 

Medieval Cookery - Online Cookbooks

A list of texts freely available online relating to medieval food and cooking. Texts with the date marked in green are from the years 800 to 1500 - the approximate range of the medieval period in Europe. Other texts are included here for their value in researching medieval cuisine

 

Medieval Cookbooks - An Annotated Bibliography

This annotated bibliography was created by Jaelle of Armida / Judy Gerjuoy who passed away in February of 2013. The books deal with medieval/renaissance food or foodways. It does not claim to be a complete listing of all that it out there, but rather a reasonable start.

 

Medieval Culinary Texts (500-1500)
A list of links to Medieval culinary manuscripts compiled by Martha Carlin, Department of History, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
 

Resources for Feast Cooks

 

Feast Coordination for Beginners

A class developed and taught by Da’ud ibn Ali, Kingdom of the West, Principality of The Mists, at the West Culinary Symposium in 2021.

 

Feast Allergy Management in the SCA

An article by Baron Drake Morgan (Craig Jones) posted on the Jolly Duke Tavern website. Baron Drake Morgan's article addresses strategies on how to deal with allergies and the people who may have them.

 
Feast Planner Spread Sheet
A multipage self-calculating Google sheet created by Lady Nishikawa Kiyo (Kait Shostrom) for feast stewards. Please make a copy for your use. Note the tabs for menu, recipes, ingredients, shopping list, etc.