Giles Rose’s 1682 Recipe for ‘A Melon Tart in Slices’
Tired of the same old slice-and-scoff melon eating method? Looking for something a little different? Giles Rose has a C17th suggestion.
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Hannah Glasse’s 1742 Recipe for ‘Rhubarb Tarts’
This C17th recipe is the earliest published method for cooking with rhubarb that I’ve found to-date.
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Robert May’s 1665 Recipe for ‘A Tart of Hips’
This C17th rosehip recipe sounds like an interesting way to make use of a hedgerow staple without resorting to cough syrup.
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Robert May’s 1665 Recipe for a ‘Tart of Medlers’
Wondering what to do with your medlars once they start dropping from the tree? Here’s a C17th recipe that might come in useful.
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Tasting History Makes a C16th Apple and Cheese Tart
Plus a potted history of the apple pie, from the fourteenth century to its ‘As American As…’ heyday.