Thomas Dawson’s 1594 Recipe for ‘Chewets in Lent’
If you’re observing Lent this year and fancy something a little different to spice up your fish days, then here’s a C16th recipe you might like to try.
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John Murrell’s 1630 Recipe for ‘A Quince or Warden Pie’
Here’s another rather tasty-sounding, seventeenth century pear pie recipe to add to the steadily growing collection.
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Gervase Markham’s 1623 Recipe for ‘A Warden Pie or Quince Pie’
Cooking pears and quinces should be in season round about now and here’s an idea for how to put them to delicious use.
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Henry Howard, on Stewing Pears
Here’s a delicious-sounding, rather boozy, spicy-sweet, early C18th recipe for baking and stewing Warden pears.
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Book Notes: The Original Warden Pear, by Margaret Roberts
This in-depth study of ‘warden’ cooking pears tells the fascinating story of a historical orchard staple.
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Now Collecting Historical Orchard Recipes
I’ve started putting together an index page of the archive recipes that I’m posting on the site.
