In this section I will share some unusual recipes that I’ve discovered during the course of my research – historical, religious, or otherwise!
Bartlemas Beef – St Bartholomew’s Day
Chocolate Puffs – 18th Century
Fave dei Morti – All Soul’s Day
Mary Baumfylde’s Biscuits – 17th Century
Parsnip Cake ‘without eyther spice or sugar’ – 1595
Simnel Cake – Mothering Sunday
Torta degli Addobbi – Corpus Christi
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