The Cold Table: Shakespeare's Kitchen

Monday, November 30, 2015

Shakespeare's Kitchen

Shakespeare's kitchen! Photo by Historic England

From The Telegraph comes this article about an archaeological dig at Stratford-upon-Avon.

Archaeologists are excavating Shakespeare's home, and have found what they believe to be the kitchen. The article claims that miscellaneous plates, cups, and other kitchenware have been found. Historic England posted this photograph of the remains of the kitchen on its Twitter feed. I am showing it here because my readers may find the remains of an actual 16th century kitchen interesting.

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Welcome to "The Cold Table" (formerly called "Table Scraps" and, less recently, "Food Through Time")! This is a blog about the history of food worldwide. It's about the origins of foodstuffs; recreating period foods, cooking techniques, and cooking utensils; historic ideas about food and nutrition; eating customs; and tableware. I will also do reviews of books discussing any of the above topics. I hope you enjoy this blog, and find it worth reading and commenting upon.

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