Homebaked Shakespeare

Sure, you could go ahead and make a turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy this Thursday....OR....you could make a Thanksgiving feast served up from the pages of Shakespeare! Just steer clear of the mystery meat pie (Titus Andronicus 5.3).

Drinks:

good wine (Othello 2.3)

ale (every play somewhere probably)

Appetizers:

cheese and garlic (Henry IV, Part 1, 3.1)

Main Course:

roasted wild boar (Antony and Cleopatra 2.1)

pigeons, short-legged hens, mutton (Henry IV, Part 2, 5.1)

fat tripe finely broiled (Taming of the Shrew 4.3)

ill-roasted egg (for the guests you don't like) (As You Like It 3.2)

Condiments:

stewed prunes (Measure for Measure 2.1)

mustard (Shrew 4.3)

Desserts:

cakes and ale (Twelfth Night 2.3)

strawberries (Richard III 3.4)

dates and quinces (Romeo and Juliet 4.4)