About This Lesson
Today we take recipe books for granted but a few hundred years ago, the only place to find recipes was in the homes of the wealthy, literate classes.
In this 5-min movie, Wellcome Library archivist Helen Wakely presents Senior Sous Chef Zack Mila with a recipe from 300 years ago. In the absence of vital details, is Zack's experience enough to bring the past back to delicious life? From Big Picture www.wellcome.ac.uk/bigpicture/food
Five minute video showing preparation of a 300 year old recipe. Can be used to support unit on classes and differentiation between them, specifically recipes only being found in houses of wealthy.