SC - period mead recipes

[Magdalena]

"Laura C. Minnick" wrote:

> Could it be that His Grace was thinking of the VERY rudimentary one in
> the back of _Curye on Inglysche_ (or was it _Two Fifteenth Century
> Cookery Books_?) than consists of something like "Take honeycombs and
> put them in a pot. Let them drip, then stir them with water. Let them
> sit for enough time and then you have mead."
>

Hmmm...   I may have to go check those out.  In the meantime, do y'all consider
Martha Washington a period source?  It's semantically dated to Tudor times by
Hess.  If so, you'll find several period mead and wine recipes there.

- -Magdalena the drinks nut