Tag Archives: Recipe of the Week

Dioscorides held primacy in the botanical world for almost 1500 years. In the 16th century, that began to change. In among the religious upheavals, political strife, and innumerable changes of the age of exploration, science and technology also began to … Continue reading →

Building on last week’s recipe. The recipe for last week was taken from a 1518 version of Dioscorides because the 1516 that I have been using was less clear on the quince recipes. But the 1518 left the mead made … Continue reading →

Making up for last week’s missing entry (I had a lot of fun on vacation), this week’s entry contains two recipes for the same product. My Quince Source I’ve already mentioned that there were at least 200 editions of Dioscorides’ … Continue reading →

Oxymel (oximel) is a drink made from honey and vinegar, usually also adding water. This drink was often a base for addition of medicinal herbs. Oxymel is often prominently featured in texts with Arabic roots, where the Islamic prohibition of … Continue reading →

Dioscorides’ text is at its core a list of plants (and other materials) and their appearance, and medical effects. This is not, on the surface, a place where one would expect to find recipes for mead. Yet the core Dioscorides … Continue reading →

The book I am drawing my recipes from has two primary authors. Ermolao (Hermolao) Barbaro (Hermolaus Barbarus) 1454-1493 was born in Venice and died in Rome. Son of a politician, he also went into politics (where he was involved in … Continue reading →

Since I’m late, again, I’m going to make this week’s recipe one I’ve already posted, but which was not featured as a recipe of the week. Mirth In my (copious) spare time, I’ve been partaking of a project sponsored by … Continue reading →

Last week. I mentioned authors who find nothing admirable in mead made from honeycombs. One such is Raphael Holinshead. Holinshead’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, included extensive history and geographically based information. It was published in 1577 then revised … Continue reading →