I’ve blogged before about how the nursery rhyme about four-and-twenty blackbirds baked in a pie was probably a coded song sung by Blackbeard the pirate’s men, recruiting new mates. But medieval and Renaissance-era recipes really did call for baking such… Read More
Note: In honor of April Fool’s Day, I’m reposting a previous blog about a great April Fool’s Day prank by the fun lovin’ Guybrarians and medieval curators at the British Library. The problem is, now I’ve tipped you off that… Read More