Historical recipes

Historical recipeCustard Tart.

Historical recipeTorta Margherita.

Historical recipeSpiced Hot Chocolate.

Historical recipeHomity pie.

Historical recipeFish Sausages.

Historical recipeButter Beere.

Historical recipeFour Thieves Vinegar.

Historical recipeFake fish – a medieval apple pie for Lent.

Sloe gin recipe. (BBC History Magazine)

Historical recipeSloe Gin.

Prinsesstårta. (Photo by Samantha Nott)

Historical recipePrinsesstårta (Princess cake).

The burgers, known by the Romans as isicia omentata, were an early example of fast food. (Picture by Dave Thompson/Route OnePhotography/English Heritage)

Historical recipeRoman Homemade Burger.

Historical recipeRussian Easter sweet bread Kulich.

A 19th-century painted glass rolling pin and wooden pastry jigger. (Photo ©Emma Kay)

Biscuit tins and pastry jiggers: the history of 6 baking tools.

Marlborough Pie. (© Jessica Hope)

Historical recipeMalborough pie.

Not doughnuts, not profiteroles but semlor - creamy treats to beat pancakes. (Credit: Sam Nott)

Historical recipeSemla Buns.

Shapes for pies from T Hall, The Queen's Royal Cookery, 1713.

The taste of Christmas past: 4 historical festive recipes.

Oxtail stew. (© CICO Books 2017)

Top 5 Dickensian recipes.

How to throw a medieval feast.

A woodcut of a woman thought to be baking bread, printed in 1497. In the Middle Ages baking was a luxury few were able to enjoy, but those who could afford a wood-burning stove would start with bread. In the 15th century Britain saw explosion of expensive spices, such as saffron, and sweetened dough became popular. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

A brief history of baking

Eating with Dickens.

7 Victorian recipes.

Fit for a queen: 3 medieval recipes enjoyed at English and Scottish royal courts.

Sam’s historical recipe corner: Tiger nut balls.

Christmas dinner, 1917 (© imageBROKER / Alamy)

Wartime Christmas: 5 First World War recipes.

Victorian Christmas: 3 recipes to try at home.

Sam’s historical recipe corner: Wassail punch.

Sam’s historical recipe corner: Beef olives.

17th-century 'Great British Bake Off' recipes.

Top 5 Jane Austen recipes.

Historical recipes