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You might think your refrigerator is indispensable, but medieval people managed perfectly well without humming metal boxes full of light and cold air. In fact, they were astonishingly inventive when it came to keeping food edible. They relied on a whole arsenal of techniques such as salting, smoking, drying, fermenting, pickling, and even burying things. None of these methods were flawless, but they kept families alive through long winters and unpredictable harvests.
Letās travel back to the Middle Ages and take a look at brain damage, an excess of moisture and fiery virtues.
0:00 Introduction
2:13 Shelf Life
03:28 Hot Stuff
05:02 Just A Pinch
07:36 Safe As Milk
09:25 Plenty More Fish In the Sea
11:53 Turning Sour
12:50 Fresh Meat
14:21 Sweet, Sticky Thing
Narrated by James Wade
Written by Lisa E Rawcliffe
Edited by Jamit Productions
Thank you for watching!
SOURCES:
Adamson, M.W. (2004) Food in Medieval Times, Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn.
Hammond, P.W. (1993) Food and Feast in Medieval England, Alan Sutton, Gloucestershire, England.
Mortimer, I. (2009) The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England: a handbook for visitors to the fourteenth century, Vintage, London.
Sass, L.J. (1984) To the Kingās Taste: Richard IIās Book of Feasts and Recipes, St Martinās/Marek, New York.
Scully, T. (1995) The Art of Cookery in the Middle Ages, Boydell Press, Woodbrideg, UK.
Snell, M. (Aug 2019) Medieval Food Preservation, ThoughtCo. Website
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Copyright Ā© 500 AD to 1500 All rights reserved.
The Great Explorers Map Collection š Explore all products and get 20% OFF the "Complete Collection" bundle š 55-maps.com/a/medievalmadnesss
Support our non AI content from Ā£3 on Patreon or YT Memberships for extra videos & bonus content, funded and influenced directly by you! patreon.com/cw/OfficialMedievalMadness
You might think your refrigerator is indispensable, but medieval people managed perfectly well without humming metal boxes full of light and cold air. In fact, they were astonishingly inventive when it came to keeping food edible. They relied on a whole arsenal of techniques such as salting, smoking, drying, fermenting, pickling, and even burying things. None of these methods were flawless, but they kept families alive through long winters and unpredictable harvests.
Letās travel back to the Middle Ages and take a look at brain damage, an excess of moisture and fiery virtues.
0:00 Introduction
2:13 Shelf Life
03:28 Hot Stuff
05:02 Just A Pinch
07:36 Safe As Milk
09:25 Plenty More Fish In the Sea
11:53 Turning Sour
12:50 Fresh Meat
14:21 Sweet, Sticky Thing
Narrated by James Wade
Written by Lisa E Rawcliffe
Edited by Jamit Productions
Thank you for watching!
SOURCES:
Adamson, M.W. (2004) Food in Medieval Times, Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn.
Hammond, P.W. (1993) Food and Feast in Medieval England, Alan Sutton, Gloucestershire, England.
Mortimer, I. (2009) The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England: a handbook for visitors to the fourteenth century, Vintage, London.
Sass, L.J. (1984) To the Kingās Taste: Richard IIās Book of Feasts and Recipes, St Martinās/Marek, New York.
Scully, T. (1995) The Art of Cookery in the Middle Ages, Boydell Press, Woodbrideg, UK.
Snell, M. (Aug 2019) Medieval Food Preservation, ThoughtCo. Website
DISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are, or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, please email us at info@top5s.co.uk
Copyright Ā© 500 AD to 1500 All rights reserved.
