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Italian Food Before Italy

Not Shakespeare's Cup of Tea: Consuming Caffeine in Early Modern England

Before the Thanksgiving Turkey Was the Banquet Peacock

Italian food today is rooted in early modern ingredients, tastes, and techniques.

Before the Thanksgiving Turkey Was the Banquet Peacock

Not Shakespeare's Cup of Tea: Consuming Caffeine in Early Modern England

Before the Thanksgiving Turkey Was the Banquet Peacock

 The immediate popularity of turkey can be explained by its similarity to  (and, to people living in the early modern period, its superiority  over) the peacock. 

Not Shakespeare's Cup of Tea: Consuming Caffeine in Early Modern England

Not Shakespeare's Cup of Tea: Consuming Caffeine in Early Modern England

Not Shakespeare's Cup of Tea: Consuming Caffeine in Early Modern England

 Alcohol was a daily component of early English diets, but caffeine was  almost certainly not introduced to England until after Shakespeare’s  death in 1616. 

Much Ado About Stuffing: Recreating an Early Modern Stuffing Recipe

Much Ado About Stuffing: Recreating an Early Modern Stuffing Recipe

Not Shakespeare's Cup of Tea: Consuming Caffeine in Early Modern England

Try a stuffing recipe from an early modern cookbook from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s collection.  

Savory Biscuits from a 17th-Century Recipe

Much Ado About Stuffing: Recreating an Early Modern Stuffing Recipe

Savory Biscuits from a 17th-Century Recipe

Try a biscuits recipe from an early modern cookbook from the Folger Shakespeare Library's collection.


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