Historical recipes

From excess soil to resurrection: the many ways Egyptians used wine

How to make sugar-free Tudor biscuits

18th-century mushroom ketchup | Historical recipe

A sustainable, historical three-course feast: WW2 crumb fudge

A sustainable, historical three-course feast: Victorian beef fritters

This recipe – budget broccoli soup – utilises broccoli stalks left over from other dishes. (Photo courtesy of Eleanor Barnett)

A sustainable, historical three-course feast: budget broccoli soup

Vintage illustration of a variety of strawberry desserts.

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A Christmas feastThree historical festive recipes

A smoking bishop with oranges and cinnamon

A Christmas feastHow to make a Victorian smoking bishop

Georgian Twelfth cake. (Photo by Eleanor Barnett)

A Christmas feastHow to make Georgian Twelfth cake

A Christmas feastHow to make a Stuart mince pie

American actress Ethel Grandin (1894 - 1988) holds a wine glass for a man in a tuxedo in a still from an unidentified silent film, circa 1920. (Photo by Vintage Images/Getty Images)

Historical recipeAlcoholic punch

Devonshire squab pie on a tray (Picture by 'We Make Magazines')

Historical recipeDevonshire squab pie

Claret jelly (Picture by Sam Nott)

Historical recipeClaret jelly

Chinese tea eggs (Picture by Sam Nott)

Historical recipeChinese tea eggs

Historical recipeClassic canelés

Historical recipeDampfnudeln

Historical recipeBakewell pudding

Sly cakes (Picture by Sam Nott)

Historical recipeSly cakes

Historical recipeRoly-poly pudding

Image of mersu balls. (Shutterstock ID 1681908751)

Historical recipeMersu

Image of spiced carrot pudding

Historical recipeCarrot pudding

These nutritious and long-lasting Anzac biscuits are often associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. (Credit: Sam Nott)

Historical recipeAnzac Biscuits

Woolton pie, a vegetarian dish popular during WW2

Historical recipe:Woolton pie

Coronation chicken recipe

Historical recipeCoronation chicken

Tudor pie.

Historical recipeTudor vegetable pie

Historical recipeNesselrode pudding

Historical recipeChewit – a meat and fruit pie

Historical recipeVanilla ice cream

Historical recipeBrown windsor soup