Here’s a seventeenth century knight of the realm’s recipe for a sweet and spicy apple conserve to spread on your toast.
Tag: C17th
John Murrell, on Making Apple Pufs
Here’s a quick and easy recipe for the sort of fried apple sweetmeat enjoyed in the early 17th century.
Gervase Markham, on Medicinal Apples
Bubonic Plague? Pleurisy? Gervase Markham has just the thing to get you back on your feet again.
John Evelyn, on the Variability of Kernels
Another good example of the almost scientific level of knowledge in C17th pomology.
John Beale, on Sulphurous Cider Making
This 17th century snippet seems to be a method for making Brimstone-flavoured cider, unless I’ve read it wrong..?
John Taverner, on the Economic Benefit of Planting Orchards
It was a great idea in 1600 and it’s still a great idea in 2021: plant more orchards!
Charles Estienne, on Orcharding by the Moone
Wondering when might be the best phase of the Moone in which to plant your new apples trees?
Samuel Colepress, on a Rare and Commendable Liquor
This sounds like a tasty twist on a traditional cider.