tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153410213577552795.post2904492005874774608..comments2024-03-22T02:21:16.567-05:00Comments on History Ink: Menu-planning in Historical FictionJennifer Jakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13012313645373633840noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153410213577552795.post-23446901952491152822012-06-26T14:40:31.809-05:002012-06-26T14:40:31.809-05:00What an interesting post. I often wonder how food ...What an interesting post. I often wonder how food was prepared, seasoned and preserved in less modern times. You planned a delicious meal with lots of variety.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153410213577552795.post-42779262464584110562012-06-24T10:52:22.614-05:002012-06-24T10:52:22.614-05:00Thanks, Nicole. I started with a base of research ...Thanks, Nicole. I started with a base of research on food in Roman Britain because that was easier to find. Joan P. Alcock's "Food in Roman Britain" (Tempus, 2001) has a lot of info. For the sub-Roman years and into Anglo-Saxon times, I've used the not very academic booklets I pick up in the giftshops at places like West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village, Bede's World, Chysauster, and the like. I have one called "Tastes of Anglo-Saxon England" by Mary Savelli, published in 2002 by Anglo-Saxon Books. They also have a couple of more extensive books by Ann Hagen on Anglo-Saxon food. And I read a lot of British archeology on late-Iron Age, Roman, sub-Roman, and Anglo-Saxon sites. As with other aspects of life in poorly documented times, I always have an eye out for anything that helps me understand day to day life.<br /><br />Best of luck with your books. I'd love to read them. Fascinating period. :)L.G.C. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756115580175396833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153410213577552795.post-36628524030135997612012-06-24T10:32:53.107-05:002012-06-24T10:32:53.107-05:00Swan probably tastes like chicken. :) Well, actual...Swan probably tastes like chicken. :) Well, actually, my guess would be more like goose but fishier. Young swan was supposed to be better. I've heard it compared to beef, but I really don't know.L.G.C. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756115580175396833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153410213577552795.post-22839505156076985682012-06-24T08:20:12.337-05:002012-06-24T08:20:12.337-05:00Great post! I'll be retweeting it. You've ...Great post! I'll be retweeting it. You've made me hungry, but not for Roman fish sauce! What are some of the sources you used for Eve of All Hallows? (Which by the way, is going on my Goodreads list right now!) I'm writing in the late fifth/early sixth century(Britain), and have found it hard to find good resources on food during that time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153410213577552795.post-41656674323446557392012-06-23T10:58:28.637-05:002012-06-23T10:58:28.637-05:00Enjoyed your post. You're right that banquet s...Enjoyed your post. You're right that banquet scenes necessitate a good deal of research, but I love re-reading those scenes in my medieval novels. I've always wondered what swan tastes like!Anna Marklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03792237948896804771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153410213577552795.post-51221472901844563102012-06-22T20:39:19.696-05:002012-06-22T20:39:19.696-05:00Thanks, Shelley. One of my sisters is an organic f...Thanks, Shelley. One of my sisters is an organic farmer, so we visited a couple of farms the last time I was in the UK. Those photos came in handy for this post. :)L.G.C. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756115580175396833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153410213577552795.post-11605259540381038872012-06-22T20:36:49.328-05:002012-06-22T20:36:49.328-05:00Lol, Judy. I'm a good cook, but I've alway...Lol, Judy. I'm a good cook, but I've always been a picky eater. Nothing sounds nastier to me than garum, aka Roman fish sauce. And there's no way I'd eat Gwyn's raw onion salad. Or her Spanish olives (or any other olives). I have to transcend my own picky palate to write historically accurate food. But the research is lots of fun.L.G.C. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756115580175396833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153410213577552795.post-3356846090788721462012-06-22T18:55:51.965-05:002012-06-22T18:55:51.965-05:00I love reading about the history of food. It alway...I love reading about the history of food. It always fascinates me to learn how certain foods were discovered and others invented. I enjoyed the photos too.Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153410213577552795.post-14741290127658865232012-06-22T18:52:50.797-05:002012-06-22T18:52:50.797-05:00Loved your post. The history of food is amazing. ...Loved your post. The history of food is amazing. And you're right. Historials are all about details. But being a lousy cook, I find this detail/food difficult. Especially with Romans. They did love their eating.J.F Ridgleyhttp://www.jfridgley.comnoreply@blogger.com