Recreating the Food of the English Elite 1558-1660

From the Stuart Press range - Recreating the Food of the Elite 1558-1660 - The Food of the Gentry and Upper Elite in Elizabethan and Early Stuart England.

This is a new volume from the Stuart Press Living History Reference Books Series. These volumes contain hard to find information on specialist sixteenth and seventeenth century topics drawn from a wide range of primary sources including wills, inventories and advice manuals. They are an excellent researching tool for reenactors and other 16th century enthusiasts.

This book explores:
Fish and meat days
Imported foods
Cooking methods
The culinary characteristics of the lower elite
Life on a coutnry estate
Eating out
Festivals and rites of passage
Serving the meal
Banquet dishes

- 224 pages - colour
- Author - Stuart Peachey
- Paper back
- Book dimensions: 24 x 17 x 1.5cm

See also the companion books - Recreating the Food of English Folk 1558-1660 - The Food of the Common People in Elizabethan and Early Stuart England
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Drink and Drinking 1558-1660, A Tippler's Guide to Recreating the Drink and Drinking Habits of Elizabethan and Early Stuart England