Try your hand at this vegetarian dish from 1597.

To kick off the second quarter of A&S for Myrkfaelinn, I offer up this recipe from Forme of Curye: From Gode Cookery: 73. Chyches. Take chiches and wrye hem in askes al nyght oþer al a day, oþer lay hem in hoot aymers. At morowe waische hem in clene water, and do hem ouere the … Continue reading New redaction — chyches! →

Thanks to legwork by Cristina inghean Ghriogair, we have two redaction recipes to test! These came from The Medieval Kitchen; if you would like a copy of her recipe (with instructions and modern measures) please let me know — Cristina has provided them to me. The first comes from Libro de arte Coquinaria (14th c. … Continue reading A December redaction! →

I can’t let a year go by without a redaction challenge! I recently acquired Cooking & Dining in Medieval England by Peter Brears. It explores the medieval kitchens and tables, but also has a fat chapter of recipes. “To mak compost” caught my eye as possibly an easy dish that will please a modern palate. … Continue reading December 2020 redaction challenge – To Mak Compost →

A redaction challenge for the new year, scheduled for our A&S meeting on January 12! From Forme of Curye (14th c), an herb & onion pie. (Sounds better than onion & herb pie, don’t you think?) Original Recipe: Tart in Ymber Day Tak & parboyle oynons & erbes & presse oute þe water & hewe hem … Continue reading Redaction 2020 – Tart in Ymber Day →

Redaction challenges recommence on Sunday, September 22! First up is one I hope to use at the Arts & Sciences Championships in November, as part of the dayboard/youth activity for that day —medieval pretzels! As taken from a post on SCA Cooks on Facebook: Rumpolt (German 1581) has (translations by Ranvaig (Sharon Palmer)): Gebackens 55. … Continue reading September 2019 redaction! →

The redaction challenge for February comes from the Forme of Cury (14th c. England, by the Master Cooks of King Richard II): Benes Yfryed. From the original text: BENES YFRYED. XX.IX. I. Take benes and seeþ hem almost til þey bersten. take and wryng out þer water clene. do þerto Oynouns ysode and ymynced. and garlec þerwith. … Continue reading February redaction – Benes Yfryed →

Our next redaction, tentatively set for October 7! (Pending A&S classes — it may shift.) What we know as “deviled” eggs exists squarely in medieval times. So far many of our redactions have come from English sources, so we’ve been able to read the original text ourselves. The recipes for Ove Plene originates from Italy, … Continue reading October Redaction: Ove Plene →

Sweet tisane and blaunche brawen