A while back I read a whole wonderful series about the Saxon-Danish era in Engleland. (Angle Land) Now known as England.
The Circle of Ceridwen Saga (taken right from her webpage https://octavia.net/ Octavia Randolph)
Young women with courage. Swords with names. Vikings with tattoos. Warfare. Passion. Survival. Sheep. And Other Good Things…
Set in war-torn 9th century Anglo-Saxon Britain during the worst of the Viking predation, it tells the tale of the coming of age of 15 year old Ceridwen and her struggles to resolve the conflicts of divided political loyalties and the pull between heathen and Christian realms. The Saga continues on the Baltic island of Gotland in Books Four and Five, following Ceridwen and her circle into new challenges and adventures. Book Six returns us to Angle-land and the new generation.
Roasted Pork with green sauce…which is delightfully yummy. Everyone took one look at it and decided they were not going to like it. But they all tried it and fell in love with the bright, fresh flavor. In the cookbook, it is used on fish, but we had people who could not eat fish so I substituted the pork baked in a flour casing (which recipe I got from a Medieval cookbook I own.) FYI—you don’t eat the casing.
Browis was eaten for all meals, breakfast, lunch, dinner, anytime you were hungry. It was the meal of all goodness. We all agreed it was very yummy.
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I wonder if Browis is similar to Brose, a Scottish oatmeal dish… Sounds like you had a lot of fun, and it’s always interesting to get people to actually taste things they’ve decided they won’t like, and change their minds, isn’t it?
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I think it just might possibly be. Here is Octavia’s thoughts: https://octavia.net/about-the-circle-of-ceridwen-cookery-booklet/
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That is so cool and fun and adventuresome of you! I have a couple Medieval cookbooks too…but I’ve never tried the recipes. What is Brewis?
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Go here…she talks about it with photos….https://octavia.net/about-the-circle-of-ceridwen-cookery-booklet/
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This sounds like a wonderful feast!
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It was fun!
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I’ve made homemade Skyr, but the other stuff sounds new to me! What a creative way to make an old task (cooking dinner) new. Well, old, really. Ha, ha!
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Tee Hee. It’s fun entertaining this way.
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Did you throw the bones in the corner like they did back in those days? Just wondering. I’m sure that was a lot of fun.
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No…I saved them to boil down and make bone broth…no rushes on the floor either…or fleas…or mice…or shudder 🙂
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These dishes would make cooking a lot more fun than the normal heat and serve.
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They are a huge undertaking, but sure taste good.
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Interesting and looks fun. The 9th Century was a year of great waves of the north men moving… likely that the Doyle’s arrived in Ireland. From what I’ve read, they were no more violent and barbaric than any other peoples of the time had had a quite sophisticated society.
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I think the Irish and the Scot had a great reputation for being very good fighters and would take on the world if necessary
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I received a free copy of one of these books via email, but couldn’t open it to read it. Guess I’ll have to try again, as they sound like something I would like. I am so impressed that you cooked and served these ancient recipes and that everyone enjoyed them. That is really cool!
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They are really very good recipes. Surprising. Go to her web page and download the first book. She is very generous and gives the first one away.
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What fun and how very tasty! Thank you for sharing the books and your great feast ~
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Fun books to read…enjoy!
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Linda, what a marvellous post – the books sound utterly fascinating…. even the titles sing… and as for your feast… a wonderful idea, and what delicious sounding dishes… you are clever and creative, and how lucky your family are to have you … love, Valerie
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How Lucky I am in so many ways…because of wondrous friends like you!
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Now that sounds like great fun! I know you cooked a previous meal…was this one better?
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No, not better, different. I really liked the green sauce
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Sounds like you must have been in the kitchen all day! Imagine if you had dressed up ..🙂
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I can see why they had kitchen’s separate from the house…it was HOT in there.
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😊
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