Medevial candy and the fantasy setting

[kirinke]

those would probably be called dessert or breakfast breads.
and processed sugar would be out, though molossas, maple syrup and in season fruits/nuts would be good.

pancakes would be popular maybe.

 

[alsih2o]

Never heard of sweetbread, though I tend to stay away from eating thymus glands....

By sweet bread I meant, as you probably know, the precursor to cakes... bread with ingredients like honey, sugar, cinnamon, fruits, and/or nuts.

Oh, yeah. That is why it is always so funny.

When you live out though you get the experience young, knowing sweet breads are coming during butchering season. You hear about them, fantasize...and then get- THAT.

 

[Dogbrain]

http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wittie/sca/food/dessert.html is a great page on sweets in "the period."

You're actually posting historical information? Is that permitted here? Won't somebody come along and flame you because "it's fantasy", so there should be Hershey bars on every corner?

 

[Wombat]

I made a nice honey & pepper semi-crack candy based on a medieval recipe; I forget if the recipe was out of Fabulous Feasts or To The King's Taste, both of which are marvelous books.

 

[Phineas Crow]

[snip] ...processed sugar would be out... [snip]

I wouldn't rule out refined sugar, it was extremely expensive, but obtainable in medieval europe from India and the middle east.

 

[kirinke]

Dogbrain, historical information is very useful in a D&D fantasy setting, after-all, much of dungeons and dragons is based on reality, though twisted to suit each DM's personal world. ^)^

and i figured a candy thread would be darn useful as i haven't ever seen one posted here....

 

[Phineas Crow]

Let us not forget the Netbook of Chocolate: Summon box of Chocolate Toffees.

 

[kirinke]

and if you think about it, pc's would have a great deal of sweets about them. They're great energy boosts.

 

[haiiro]

There's a candy shop listed in Kaiser's Bazaar - Book A (available as a PDF from RPG Now). It includes rock candy, panned candies (like brittles), jellied items, and a few oddities.

Neat book overall, although this particular part of it isn't that substantial.

 

[Varianor Abroad]

what kind of candy/sweets would typically be available in a midevial setting and what would be available in a fantasy medival setting? ideas?

Marzipan! Also known as marchpane, this almond paste was extremely popular because it could be molded and baked and made into shapes. Our medieval ancestors used to make marzipan grapes, or try to make real grapes look like marzipan ones by dipping them in marzipan! Marzipan figures would decorate all manner of dishes. Special times might see marzipan replicas of the building that the feast was held in, or of the lord and lady of the castle.