Life in the Middle Ages

 Earlier I posted about medieval fruits and vegetables , the mainstay of the diet for people who had access to a lot less meat than we do in...

 One of the treats of fall is cider.  Cider is made from raw apples, pressed to get out the juice, as opposed to apple juice, which is made ...

 What did medieval people grow in their gardens?  A glimpse into what was (at least) possible is provided by a document of Charlemagne, an o...