[Sca-cooks] cookbook question

[Johnna Holloway]

I tend to talk to the teachers when I do these and tailor each session to
the books and audience. Is it 6th grade history or 4th grade English or
a 2nd
grade medieval faire? Aliki is good and most libraries have it. I've
also seen and own
Food and Feasts in the Middle Ages (Medieval World) which isn't bad.
I haven't used it with a school age crowd yet, but I think that it
would work. I last used Flandrin's expensive Fêtes gourmandes au Moyen
Age which is
in French. The pictures are just great. You might think about the
newly illustrated editions of Medieval Cookery by Black and Tudor Cookery
by Brears. They have illustrations in them and good recipes, although
those are
given in metric and UK measures.  If you end up needing
17th century materials, the titles by Kate Waters are good. She did
Giving Thanks: The 1621 Harvest Feast. Also see 1621: A New Look at
Thanksgiving. Both are well illustrated.
I also own illustrated booklets and pamphlets from various European 
castles, houses, and museums.
For general medieval recipes Pleyn Delit might be the best choice for a
book for the older
tweens and teens.

Johnnae

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> <>Elewyiss asked: Does anybody have any suggestions for books about 
> food, eating, farming
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>and cooking that would be good for 8-15 year olds?
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