theenglishladye:

Preparation of Tudor “Sweetmeats” by Food Historian Ivan Day including; painted sugar trenchers (roundels), true-lover’s knots and artificial walnuts which would have messages inside (mostly love poetry). These would have quite possibly been enjoyed by Queen Elizabeth I and Lord Robert Dudley during their many visits to the manor of Rycote in Oxfordshire, England – (Time Team – Season 8, Episode 6: Rycote, Oxfordshire – A Palace Sold for Scrap)