
Love-in-idleness, Part One: Adapting an early modern recipe for heartsease cordial

The three most popular recipes from Before 'Farm to Table'
With the Folger’s four-year Before ‘Farm to Table’ project drawing to a close, we’re revisiting three of the most popular early modern recipes adapted by the project team and shared on the Shakespeare & Beyond blog. Before ‘Farm to Table’:…

Spilling the beans: The Islamic history of coffee
Before there were Starbucks and the quirky coffeeshops masquerading as cozy work corners for many of us, there was the mid-17th century coffeeshop boom in England. During the 1600s, the general conversation about coffee nodded to its status as the…

Recipe: A 17th-century potato pie with marrow and dates

Early modern recipe combinations to get you through the winter

The turkey’s journey from the Atlantic to the early modern Islamic world

The early modern precursor to turducken: Adapting an old recipe to make mini pies

Before the Thanksgiving turkey came the banquet peacock

Roast joint of mutton: A recipe from ‘Fat Rascals’

Eggs in moonshine and spinach toasts: Two early modern recipes for a sweet breakfast

Knots, cookies, and women's skill
A plate of beautifully baked cookies is a wonderful thing. It is a welcoming gesture for guests, it signifies a holiday or a special meal, and it is a demonstration of a baker’s skill at making something pleasing to the…

Much Ado About Stuffing: Recreating an early modern stuffing recipe
Photo credit: Brittany Diliberto, Bee Two Sweet Today, turkey and stuffing are central fare on the holiday table. But turkeys weren’t even known in England until the 1520s, when they were introduced by explorers returning from the Americas. Turkey was…