Saint George’s Day! A feast day since the 1415 it seems to pass us English by, with little more than a whimper. To counter this supermarket chain Morrisons has published a St. George’s Day Recipe Booklet.

Designed to celebrate medieval English cookery and English ingredients, it contains a selection of starters, main courses, sauces, sweet dishes and drinks, originally eaten by English royalty and aristocracy. The booklet is available at checkouts throughout Morrisons stores in England. To offer a range of recipes which can be used throughout the year the booklet indicates when English produce is in season.

Recipes include Oyster Soup, Roast Chicken with Sauce Madam, Sweet and Sour Lamb and Almond Cakes. Several of the recipes utilise Almond Milk, a recipe for which is also provided. Almond milk was “an essential ingredient in Medieval food”.

The booklet can also be downloaded in PDF format.