Medieval gingerbread is nothing like the gingerbread most of us know today. There are no cookies, no molasses, and no baking. Instead, medieval “gyngerbrede” is a dense, spiced honey confection made from boiled honey, breadcrumbs, saffron, cinnamon, and pepper. The earliest surviving English version comes from the fifteenth century household manuscript Harleian MS 279, preserved … Continue reading Medieval Gingerbread: A 15th Century Sweet Quite Different from Modern Gingerbread