for your entertainment ken follett hippocras ken follett explores the dawn of the middle ages in his latest novel olivier favre by judy gelman costco's suggested book club read pro- as an appropriate recipe to accompany your own book club's discussion en follett revisits the fictional town of kingsbridge in his new and england is under attack by vikings and soon to be conquered by normans come into conflict with a ruthless bishop in a sweeping tale of ambition and rivalry kingsbridge series begins embroidery depicting the norman to follett's research for his new book the tapestry depicts everyday life in the he encourages book club members to view the tapestry in books or online when reading and discussing his novel "it's the most important historical document of the period,” says follett "you see a group of chaps sitting down to see the servants cooking and serving favorite anglo-saxon wine called mead called druncon,” he explains for the greek physician hippocrates who was thought to have invented the hippocras recipes in early medieval cookbooks call for steeping a variety of spices and herbs with sugar in wine the opposite in the past," notes culinary historian ken albala “medieval hippocras was likely made healthier and more digestible than red cold and was considerably spicier than modern mulled wines wine chopped pour wine into a large pitcher add sugar and stir until dis- the remaining spices and the wine through a coffee filter refrigerate; drink within 4 days makes 4 to 5 servings ents are available online or at specialty stores adapted from 14th-century recipes in le viandier de taillevent and the forme of cury costco connection ken tollett the evening and available now in most costco warehouses evening morning judy gelman is the author of the book club cookbook and creator of the website bookclubcookbook.com
