Five Historical Feasts: The Banquets of Conflux

"Ever wondered what a medieval recipe actually looked like? Five Historical Feasts - The Banquets of Conflux can show you. How did one order an ever so slightly drink to enjoy with their meal during Prohibition? Have you wondered how makeup was made in Jane Austen's time? Dr Gillian Polack's research; Tales from Blogland; and notes from the more than fifty testers who helped to recreate as authentic a meal as possible in a modern commercial kitchen, all combine in this unusual cookbook. Included are the recipes for each Feast; and five new short stories from Kaaron Warren, Nicole Murphy, Maxine McArtrhur, Donna Hanson and Mik Bennett"--Back cover.