Historic Feast Menus
 

Can anyone give me some sources for historic feast menus? I'm interested in
the quantities of food, number of courses, amounts of alcohol offered, etc.

cliff, from pgh

Often the best place to look is in books about various historic foods and
cooking methods. I've found some good resources for receipts from medieval
feasts in this way. You want to make sure you look through the end notes for
things like house receipts, etc.. Of course you can always go online to look
up historic foods of whatever era/location. For good medieval info look at A
Boke of Gode Cookery web site... www.godecookery.com/godeboke/godeboke.htm

There is a link for the web ring from there too that may help.

good luck!

"Clifford Payne" > wrote in message
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> Can anyone give me some sources for historic feast menus? I'm interested
in
> the quantities of food, number of courses, amounts of alcohol offered,
etc.
>
> cliff, from pgh
>
>

Thanks! And the search begins!
cliff, from pgh

"Big Mama" > wrote in message
...
> Often the best place to look is in books about various historic foods and
> cooking methods. I've found some good resources for receipts from medieval
> feasts in this way. You want to make sure you look through the end notes
for
> things like house receipts, etc.. Of course you can always go online to
look
> up historic foods of whatever era/location. For good medieval info look at
A
> Boke of Gode Cookery web site...
www.godecookery.com/godeboke/godeboke.htm
>
> There is a link for the web ring from there too that may help.
>
> good luck!
>
> "Clifford Payne" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Can anyone give me some sources for historic feast menus? I'm
interested
> in
> > the quantities of food, number of courses, amounts of alcohol offered,
> etc.
> >
> > cliff, from pgh
> >
> >
>
>

Thanks! And the search begins!
cliff, from pgh

"Big Mama" > wrote in message
...
> Often the best place to look is in books about various historic foods and
> cooking methods. I've found some good resources for receipts from medieval
> feasts in this way. You want to make sure you look through the end notes
for
> things like house receipts, etc.. Of course you can always go online to
look
> up historic foods of whatever era/location. For good medieval info look at
A
> Boke of Gode Cookery web site...
www.godecookery.com/godeboke/godeboke.htm
>
> There is a link for the web ring from there too that may help.
>
> good luck!
>
> "Clifford Payne" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Can anyone give me some sources for historic feast menus? I'm
interested
> in
> > the quantities of food, number of courses, amounts of alcohol offered,
> etc.
> >
> > cliff, from pgh
> >
> >
>
>

Good luck with it! Let me know if you get stuck and maybe I can help. I have
a large medieval recipe collection and could help with specific foods if you
need.
Mama


"Clifford Payne" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks! And the search begins!
> cliff, from pgh
>
> "Big Mama" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Often the best place to look is in books about various historic foods
and
> > cooking methods. I've found some good resources for receipts from
medieval
> > feasts in this way. You want to make sure you look through the end notes
> for
> > things like house receipts, etc.. Of course you can always go online to
> look
> > up historic foods of whatever era/location. For good medieval info look
at
> A
> > Boke of Gode Cookery web site...
> www.godecookery.com/godeboke/godeboke.htm
> >
> > There is a link for the web ring from there too that may help.
> >
> > good luck!
> >
> > "Clifford Payne" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Can anyone give me some sources for historic feast menus? I'm
> interested
> > in
> > > the quantities of food, number of courses, amounts of alcohol offered,
> > etc.
> > >
> > > cliff, from pgh
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

In article >, says...
>
>
>Can anyone give me some sources for historic feast menus? I'm interested in
>the quantities of food, number of courses, amounts of alcohol offered, etc.
>
>cliff, from pgh
>
>

Here's an academic piece about pre-Civil War Independence Day celebrations:

http://gurukul.american.edu/heintze/dinner.htm

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