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Membership videoHow to make sugar-free Tudor biscuits. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

5 hrs
Difficulty 2/10

18th-century mushroom ketchup | Historical recipe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

1 hr
Difficulty 2/10

Membership videoA sustainable, historical three-course feast: WW2 crumb fudge. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

10 mins
Difficulty 1/10

Membership videoA sustainable, historical three-course feast: Victorian beef fritters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

1 hr
Difficulty 3/10

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This recipe – budget broccoli soup – utilises broccoli stalks left over from other dishes. (Photo courtesy of Eleanor Barnett)

Membership videoA sustainable, historical three-course feast: budget broccoli soup. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Difficulty 2/10

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A smoking bishop with oranges and cinnamon

A Christmas feastHow to make a Victorian smoking bishop. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

30 mins
Difficulty 2/10

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Georgian Twelfth cake. (Photo by Eleanor Barnett)

A Christmas feastHow to make Georgian Twelfth cake. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

6 hrs 30 mins
Difficulty 8/10

A Christmas feastHow to make a Stuart mince pie. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

2 hrs
Difficulty 6/10

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A dish of coronation chicken

Historical recipe: Annie Gray's coronation chicken. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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American actress Ethel Grandin (1894 - 1988) holds a wine glass for a man in a tuxedo in a still from an unidentified silent film, circa 1920. (Photo by Vintage Images/Getty Images)

Historical recipeAlcoholic punch. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

5 mins
Difficulty 1/10

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Devonshire squab pie on a tray (Picture by 'We Make Magazines')

Historical recipeDevonshire squab pie. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

1 hr 20 mins
Difficulty 3/10

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Claret jelly (Picture by Sam Nott)

Historical recipeClaret jelly. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

1 hr 30 mins
Difficulty 2/10

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Chinese tea eggs (Picture by Sam Nott)

Historical recipeChinese tea eggs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

12 hrs
Difficulty 2/10

Historical recipeClassic canelés. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

1 hr 45 mins
Difficulty 4/10

Historical recipeDampfnudeln. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

2 hrs 20 mins
Difficulty 7/10

Historical recipeBakewell pudding. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

2 hrs 20 mins
Difficulty 3/10

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Sly cakes (Picture by Sam Nott)

Historical recipeSly cakes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

55 mins
Difficulty 4/10

Historical recipeRoly-poly pudding. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Image of mersu balls. (Shutterstock ID 1681908751)

Historical recipeMersu. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

20 mins
Difficulty 1/10

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Image of spiced carrot pudding

Historical recipeCarrot pudding. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

50 mins
Difficulty 2/10

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These nutritious and long-lasting Anzac biscuits are often associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. (Credit: Sam Nott)

Historical recipeAnzac Biscuits. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

20 mins
Difficulty 2/10

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Woolton pie, a vegetarian dish popular during WW2

Historical recipe:Woolton pie. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

1 hr 30 mins
Difficulty 3/10
Vegetarian

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Coronation chicken recipe

Historical recipeCoronation chicken. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

1 hr 30 mins
Difficulty 4/10

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Tudor pie.

Historical recipeTudor vegetable pie. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

1 hr 30 mins
Difficulty 4/10

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A large assortment of cheeses packed closely together, including wheels, wedges, blocks and small tubs in a wide range of colours from pale cream to deep orange and blue. The mix of smooth, cracked, mould‑flecked and rind‑covered surfaces highlights the variety of cheese styles on display.

Why did Britain ban soft cheese during World War Two?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A loaf of whole‑grain bread sits behind two slices, one of which has a dark liquid being poured onto it. In front of the bread, several fresh fish stand upright in a row with shiny scales and wide eyes. The background is a bright green, creating a surreal contrast between the unrelated food items.

Popcorn with sardines? These must be history’s 21 strangest sandwiches. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From excess soil to resurrection: the many ways Egyptians used wine. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Vintage illustration of a variety of strawberry desserts.

QuizWhat historical recipe should you try next?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.