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Salmon in pastry: A Renaissance recipe from Shakespeare's Kitchen by Francine Segan

Salmon pastry
Salmon pastry

Salmon pastry recipe

Savory pies were very popular in Shakespeare’s time, and in this week’s episode of the Folger’s Shakespeare Unlimited podcast, noted food historian Francine Segan leads listeners through a 17th-century recipe for a salmon pie. Segan is a James Beard-nominated author of six books, including Shakespeare’s Kitchen, and she’s an expert on how and what the Elizabethans ate.