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Medieval food & cooking
The fire is in a firebox on legs 18 inches off the ground and a bucket of water and extinguishers are kept to hand as a precautionary measure. There will be a small additional charge for this display to cover the cost of cream (for the butter), grain, firewood etc, which will vary depending on how many days you are hiring us for.
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Food is always very popular with the public. We have in the past had crowds of people standing there quite happily watching us peel an apple! We can set up a mouthwatering display with lots of medieval food and drink. We can cook medieval food over the fire and the smells will be irresistable! Whether it's the ubiquitous pottage, a glass of spiced hippocras or medieval gingerbread we're making, the public are endlessly fascinated. Members of the public are also invited to smell and touch various food items and they can even have a go at churning some butter or making some dough for us to bake. They display works particularly well combined with milling as they can make their own flour, their own butter, make the dough and see it being baked on the fire and follow the process through from beginning to end, which is great learning experience for kids and adults alike. 
