In this week's Claire Chats video I talk about the staple diet of the majority of the Tudor population.
Useful Links
- Tudor Monastery Farm Episode 3 - for information on ale and breadmaking.
- www.peterandrewryan.com/baking/2008/11/european-peasant-bread/ - For an European Peasant Bread recipe.
- www.otterton-primary.devon.sch.uk/POTTAGE.pdf - For a pottage recipe.
Sources
- Tudor Monastery Farm: Life in Rural England 500 years ago by Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Tudors but Were Afraid to Ask by Terry Breverton
- Food and Feast in Tudor England by Alison Sim
- www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/mar/29/gardening-tudor-vegetables
- http://secret-garden-club.blogspot.com.es/2012/06/all-things-bright-and-beautiful-edible.html