The Shire Cookbook

"What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?"

Embark on a culinary journey to the Shire, where hafting cuisine calls for seven meals a day! Scorn and sweet dishes for first and second breakfast, a light elevensies mack, and then a hearty lunch of pork pie and other favorites get them through the first part of the day.

For afternoon tea, halflings refresh themselves with tasty sandwiches or summer cakes. The evening meal is rather modest in comparison, but at night they really dig in. Westfarthing rabbit, front with herb butter, braised lamb shanks, and many more delicacies are on the menu.

Oh, to be a halfling!

For this book, Chelsea Monroe-Cassel bas gathered over 4o recipes from the Shire that evoke all the wonderful aromas, flavors, and culinary hospitality of a halfling cottage.

For those who prefer to make their own costuming, this is an instructional book for you. Learn how to make your own Viking clothing using the same techniques used by people who lived in the Middle Ages. Even a layman would know how to neaten fabric edges, attach sleeves and make cloth buttons or cords with metal points.

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How to Make Your Own Medieval Clothing: Viking Garments is an instructional book written by Carola Adler. Learn how to make basic Viking clothing, from dresses to gaiters, shown in easy to follow steps. Whether you portray a hetman, craftsman, slave, seer or farmer’s wife, Viking Garments offers Viking re-enactors a handbook for the making of detailed clothing for various roles, time periods and regions. This book contains numerous basic patterns for men’s, women’s and children’s clothing in many possible combinations. Extensive additional information on materials and sewing techniques allows even sewing beginners with little experience to make sturdy clothing for winter and summer.

For those who prefer to make their own costuming, this is an instructional book for you. Learn how to make your own medieval shoes using the same techniques and tools used by people who lived in the Middle Ages.

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How to Make Your Own Medieval Clothing: Shoes of the High and Late Middle Ages is an instructional book written by Stefan von der Heide. Learn how to become a shoemaker--shown in easy to follow steps.

The shoes presented in this book range from high to late Middle Ages (about 1200 to 1500 A.D.) and include various shoe and boot models. Admire this book’s beautiful coloured illustrations, using them for inspiration and to better understand the medieval social classes by their clothing and accessories. Clear, easy illustrations guide you through the entire process of making each shoe--including choosing the right kind of materials to use.

For those who prefer to make their own costuming, this is an instructional book for you. Learn how to make your own medieval headwear using the same techniques used by people who lived in the Middle Ages.

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How to Make Your Own Medieval Clothing: Headwear for Men and Women is an instructional book written by Susanne Leuner and Frank Leuner. Learn how to choose the appropriate hat for you costume, from veils, hoods, caps and hats--shown in easy to follow steps.

The garments presented in this book range from high to late Middle Ages (about 1200 to 1500 A.D.). Clear, easy illustrations guide you through the entire process of making each garment--including choosing the right kind of fabrics and colors. Learn about the sewing techniques used in the Middle Ages; these are skills pictured in the Morgan Bible and Codex Manesse. Other garments are reconstructions of high medieval finds in London.

For those who prefer to make their own costuming, this is an instructional book for you. Learn how to make your own medieval clothing using the same techniques used by people who lived in the Middle Ages. Even a layman would know how to neaten fabric edges, attach sleeves and make cloth buttons or cords with metal points.

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How to Make Your Own Medieval Clothing: Basic Garments for Women is an instructional book written by Wolf Zerkowski and Rolf Fuhrmann. Learn how to make basic clothing, from petticoats to headgear, jacket and shoes--shown in easy to follow steps.

The garments presented in this book range from high to late Middle Ages (about 1200 to 1500 A.D.) and from a simple housemaid to the gentry. Admire this book’s beautiful coloured illustrations, using them for inspiration and to better understand the medieval social classes by their clothing and accessories. Clear, easy illustrations guide you through the entire process of making each garment. Learn about the sewing techniques used in the Middle Ages; these are skills even a layman would know!

For those who prefer to make their own costuming, this is an instructional book for you. Learn how to make your own medieval clothing using the same techniques used by people who lived in the Middle Ages. Even a layman would know how to neaten fabric edges, attach sleeves and make cloth buttons or cords with metal points.

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How to Make Your Own Medieval Clothing: Basic Garments for Men is an instructional book written by Wolf Zerkowski and Rolf Fuhrmann. Learn how to make basic clothing, from underpants to headgear, jacket and shoes--shown in easy to follow steps.

The garments presented in this book range from high to late Middle Ages (about 1200 to 1500 A.D.) and from a simple beggar to the gentry. Admire this book’s beautiful coloured illustrations, using them for inspiration and to better understand the medieval social classes by their clothing and accessories. Clear, easy illustrations guide you through the entire process of making each garment. Learn about the sewing techniques used in the Middle Ages; these are skills even a layman would know!

The bold image of the Landsknechte, with their extravagant clothing and adventurous deeds, has endured to this day. Back then, they were not least regarded as insatiable drunks and fastidious eaters. Officers feared their wrath if food supplies failed to arrive. Their songs tell us of complaints about hunger and cold, but also of dreams of roasted chickens and cool wine.

But what did they have on their plates? In a detailed introduction, this book traces the facts behind the legend. What was the life of the Landsknechte like? How were they fed? What foods did they know and how did they prepare them? Based on sources from the 15th and 16th century, the book offers over 50 recipes that were familiar to the Landsknechte and nourished them in good or lean times.

Over 50 recipes do justice to both historicity and today's tastes. Each original recipe is accompanied by instructions for the preparation in the modern kitchen. All ingredients and basic dishes are described thoroughly, and even beyond that, the cookbook offers detailed information about the way of life of the Landsknechte, such as eating habits and table manners.

About the author

Volker Bach has been active in the field of Living History for twenty years. He has been particularly fascinated by culinary history since his studies, and in addition to his work as a language teacher and translator, he gives historical cooking courses. The Landsknecht Cookbook is his first German-language book, to which we would like to add an English-language edition to reach the international community as well.