Fooles and Fricassees: Food in Shakespeare's England

by Folger Shakespeare Library and Joan Thirsk

People today assume that the diet of Shakespeare and his contemporaries was limited and rather dull. This book demonstrates, however, that 16th-century Englishmen were familiar with a wide range of foodstuffs and seasonings and had strong opinions about the flavour and quality of what they ate. Fooles and Fricassees provides a glimpse into gardens, kitchens, butteries, and cellars of the past. It contains a fascinating array of manuscript and printed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295979267
• ISBN13: 9780295979267
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 10.9"