Prepared spice mixes, every mediaeval cook having their own receipt. Mentioned repeatedly in cookbooks from the 14th Century onwards, there is no definitive list of ingredients. Typical mixes might be: Powder Douce... (Sweet): aniseed, fennel, ground hyssop and sugar. Powder Fort... (Strong): cloves, mace, ground ginger, cinnamon and pepper. Powder Blanche... (White): flavoured sugar. There are two established English Spice mixes in current use Sunderland Spice and Manchester Seasoning |
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