thegingerbreadroom:For your Christmas baking, a 15th century gingerbread recipe from the Harleian
thegingerbreadroom: For your Christmas baking, a 15th century gingerbread recipe from the Harleian manuscripts: Gyngerbrede.–Take a quart of hony, & sethe it, & skeme it clene; take Safroun, pouder Pepir, & throw ther-on; take grayted Bred, & make it so chargeaunt that it wol be y-lechyd; then take pouder Canelle, & straw ther-on y-now; then make yt square, lyke as thou wolt leche yt; take when thou lechyst hyt, an caste Box leves a-bouyn, y-stykyd ther-on, on clowys. And if thou wolt haue it Red, coloure it with Saunderys y-now. The photograph comes from Gode Cookery, and if you follow the link, you will find a modern version. More gingerbread recipes throughout the ages, including this one, can be found at The Old Foodie. I warn you, it is extensive! And amazing. Happy baking, and hopefully your gingerbread won’t run away or lure hungry children from the woods this year. xx Gingerbread -- source link
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