How to feed a Roman army and two recipes for what they would have eaten

Myths from the Poetic Edda that involve eating hearts, and a recipe for a roasted heart basted with honey

The food of sailors and pirates, and recipes for seafaring staples: hardtack and grog

Where the word “eggnog” comes from and how the Washingtons celebrated Christmas, and a delicious eggnog recipe that could have been drunk at Mount Vernon

The origins and variations of gingerbread and a 14th century recipe for a candy-like version

The ancient Roman December festival of Saturnalia, and a recipe for a sweet fried treat they might have celebrated with

The history of Christmas puddings and a Victorian recipe for a boiled Christmas pudding with raisins

The history of pumpkins and pumpkin pie, and a 17th century recipe for a super delicious non-custard pumpkin pie

Controlling the quality of ale in Elizabethan England, and a late 16th century recipe for real buttered beer