My classes, redactions & research papers
Books I use to research period food
Help! What does "bray" or "seethe it well" mean?? Cindy Renfrow's Glossary of Medieval Culinary Terms GodeCookery's Glossary of Medieval Food Terms
How do I measure these ingredients? (Weights & Measures Equivalents) Measurement conversion tables (old terms) International conversions
How do I read these foreign words? (Online Translation Programs) Medieavum (for German) English to Latin Translator Bubl Link (Old French) German to other languages Translators
Where can I buy those books? Poison Pen Press Food Heritage Press Acanthus Books Prospect Books KingsKeep Boydell & Brewer Jessica's Biscuit Dover Publications Reid & Wright Antiquarian Books Cookbook Stores Books for Cooks Amazon.Com ABEbooks.com
Magazines on food history: Serve It Forth! Food History News Petits Propos Culinaires Kitchen Arts & Letters Gastronomica Fine Cooking Cooks Illustrated
Unusual spices or ingredients: The Pepperer's Guild (cubebs!) Francesco Sirene, Spicer (long pepper, cone sugar) Penzeys Spices (cassia & cinnamon) Sweet Celebrations (gum tragacanth) King Arthur Flour Company (whole grains) Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company Seeds of Change (heirloom plant seeds) New England Cheesemaking Supply Company Northwest Smoking and Sausage Supplies
Unusual cooking/baking equipment: House on the Hill (historic cookie molds) Lehman's Non-Electric Catalog (cast-iron pots)
ListServs about period food: Archives of the SCA-Cooks list SCA-Ęthelmearc Cooks Yahoo list page SCA-Bakers Yahoo list page GodeCookery discussion group
Food history symposiums: Serve It Forth! Cooks Conference Oxford Symposia Papers (at Acanthus Books) Leeds Symposium Books (at Acanthus Books) Research Centre for the History of Food & Drink International Congress on Medieval Studies
Misc. helpful modern food links: U.S. Personal Chef Association Food TV Network Rose Levy Beranbaum article on Sugar
Food throughout history: The Food Timeline |