Renaissance Historical Recipes (1400 - 1700)

"This recipe for Scotch Collops appears in a late 17th-century English manuscript, a time when domestic cookery books wer..."

"This recipe hails from late 17th-century England, a time when pies were lavish centerpieces at the table and seafood was..."

"This recipe hails from the Granville family’s household manuscript, recorded between 1640 and 1750—an era when country h..."

"This recipe hails from around 1700, when oysters were a prized and widely enjoyed ingredient in Britain. Pickling was a ..."

"This recipe for Olus Molle—literally 'soft vegetables'—hails from a cookery collection attributed to (pseudo-)Apicius in..."

"This recipe, 'To make Muskedine Comfitts', hails from the collection of John King, dated between 1625 and 1725. At this ..."

"This recipe comes from the late 17th century, preserved in the manuscripts of Jane Dawson, an English gentlewoman. The '..."

"This recipe comes from early 18th-century England, a time when chocolate was making its way from Spanish and colonial in..."

"This recipe comes from an early printed Italian manuscript, attributed to the legendary Roman gourmet Apicius, and is pa..."

"This recipe comes from Ann Smith, dating to 1698, a period when English cooks were keen on replicating continental delic..."

"This recipe comes from 'Smith, Ann, fl. 1698', and is recorded in manuscript V.a.434, dating to 1698. It is an English h..."

"This charming recipe for Little Plumb Cakes comes from Ann Smith's late 17th-century household manuscript dating to 1698..."