What Christmas looked like in the middle ages for one grieving family – from carols to charity and chess
Margaret Paston’s reference to playing cards in her letter to her husband on Christmas Eve 1459 is the earliest recorded ...
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It's eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit
Eggnog's roots date back to medieval England and a drink called "posset ... "I like to say it's a little Christmas magic," said Jamie Gourges, marketing manager for the open-air bar in the ...
Calf’s head consommé with truffle quenelles: a history of what the royals ate for Christmas, from the exotic to the everyday
The menu in 1894 included fried fillets of sole, moulds of puréed pheasant meat, macaroni with tomato sauce, cheese, ham, ...
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What Christmas looked like in the Middle Ages—carols, charity, chess
Turkey wasn’t on the menu yet, but a goose, swan, or a boar’s head might form a suitable centrepiece. Ale and wine would ...
It's eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit
At Scoma’s Restaurant in San Francisco, this holiday season's batch of eggnog began 11 months ago.
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It’s eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit
Eggnog’s roots date back to medieval England and a drink called “posset ... “I like to say it’s a little Christmas magic,” said Jamie Gourges, marketing manager for the open-air ...