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A Tudor Christmas with Brigitte Webster
Merry Christmas everyone! Welcome to the 2024 British Food History Podcast Christmas special. Today I am talking with Tudor Food historian Brigitte Webster about what Christmasses were like in Tudor times – just what were the Tudors eating and drinking at this time of year? We talked about harrowing Advent and its stockfish, food as gifts, the boar’s head, venison, frumenty and the similarities and differences between Christmasses then and now – amongst many other things. If you can, support the podcast and blogs by becoming a £3 monthly subscriber, and unlock lots of premium content, or treat me to a one-off virtual pint or coffee: click here. Brigitte’s book Eating with the Tudors is available from all good book shops. Brigitte’s website You can find Brigitte on social media: Twitter @tudorfoodrecipe; Instagram/Threads tudor_experience; Bluesky @tudorfoodrecipe.bsky.social Things mentioned in today’s episode The work of Andrew Boorde Don’t forget to check out the website on Christmas Day for my Irish coffee recipe Listen to the Delicious Legacy Christmas special here Blog posts pertinent to today’s episode My recipe for roast venison My recipe for medieval frumenty (subscribers only) Previous podcast episodes pertinent to today’s episode Lent Episode 2: The History of Lent Tudor Cooking and Cuisine with Brigitte Webster Christmas Feasting with Annie Gray Christmas Special 2023: Mince Pies Neil’s blogs: ‘British Food: a History’ ‘Neil Cooks Grigson’ Neil’s books: Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential Housekeeper A Dark History of Sugar Knead to Know: a History of Baking a...
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