Culinary inspiration and dietary counsel from the Curious Cures project – Cambridge University Library Special Collections https://specialcollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/?p=26866

Have you ever wondered what food and drink medieval people enjoyed during Christmastime? In the Middle Ages, food was not only a source of sustenance and enjoyment, or a matter of correct religious practice: it was also considered essential for maintaining and restoring one’s health. Unsurprisingly then, recommendations for particular foods or dietary regimes appear in many of the 100 manuscripts in the Curious Cures project that we have digitised and catalogued so far.

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