so let’s return to Yorke on Tuesday 13th April 1604 as Jack took my husband to thee place where they did archary contest along wyth Christopher kit Wright as it was my husband’s birthday I had to secretly arrange a suprise birthday party for him
October 7, 2021
it was a very busy day as I made and prepared a great feast fit for a king from venison and custarde Tarte to bred and snowe pudding to keep a secret from my husband was no easy task as our guests arrived Thomas wintour and Thomas Percy and Robert Castesby and Robert wintour it was getting dark as all thee candles was bloived out as my husband and Jack and Christopher came in as I lit a couple of candles and said happy birthday my husband thee look on his face of wonder and supprice as Tom lit thee rest of thee candles as my husband looked at thee table wyth all thee food I baked he said reet grand missus reet grand as Jack handed out thee ale and meed and wine
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My past and present lyfe wyth husband Guido Fawkes1570 1605 2020 
sounds a great meal but did it have any fruit or veg? Mind you they were quite hard to come by in those days before Waitrose deliveries etc etc….
Hi thanks for your message no veg or fruit in 1604 by the tyme it came up from londinuim on thee ships it was nearly gone off and what was available was so expensive even thee spices was stale so it was a case of what you could make
think there was home grown cabbages, turnips, carrots, swedes? Maybe peas and beans in summer? Apples in autumn and winter and pears too. Did you and Guido have a vegetable patch?
Hi thanks for your message yes all veg and fruit was seasonal in April turnips you could get but husband hates them we had a small court yard and husband don’t like gardens he was hardly at home husband Lykes meat and cakes
don’t blame him for not liking turnips!
Hi thanks for your message but he underprotest eat carrots which was purple or red and originally came from Holland in thee 13th century