The Tudor Cookbook: From Gilded Peacock to Calves' Feet Pie

Have you ever wondered what the Tudors ate? What was served at the courtly feasts of Henry VIII, or what kept peasants alive through the harsh winters of the 16th century? The Tudor Cookbook provides over 250 recipes from authentic period manuals for starters, mains, desserts, and drinks, from chicken blancmange to white pease pottage with seal and porpoise. It even covers vegetarian dishes—the Tudors designed dishes of vegetables to look like meat to be cooked during religious festivals wh...