October 2019

A Giving of Thanks
Thanksgiving is one time of the year when feasting is common. After all, almost everyone has memories of getting together and stuffing themselves with turkey and ham as well as all manner of side dishes composed of corn, potatoes, yams, and cranberries. These meals usually end with grand desserts like cakes, pies, […]

Thanksgiving did not exist in medieval times, but medieval nobles and royals were definitely no strangers to fine feasts with lots of food! Feasting was a grand social occasion often filled with an unimaginable amount of food in great variety, all for the enjoyment of a royal or well-off lord and a few hundred of