Contained in the papers of the St George family of heralds is the below bill for a feast held for the heralds at the installation of 4 Knights of the Garter at Windsor in December 1714 [M.164/V/54]. It must have been quite a meal!
Bill of fare for the Heralds at Windsor 9th of December at the Installations of the dukes of Bolton & Rutland the Earles of Dorset & Halyfas containing one course & 7 dishes
In the midle a desert of fruit & sweet meets consisting of 2 plates of China oranges 4 in a plate 1 plate with 5 pairs 1 plate 10 golden pippins another of 10 other apples
4 little pretty saucers of dryed sugar cakes some red some white
4 little glass stands with some other like stuff not too thick laid each stand charged with 4 glassed filled with chocolate cakes & other sugar cakes with 2 plates of orange pill & long makaroons
1 dish of 4 chickens orb & peices of treats tongue sliced & herbs
2 surleyn of beef a la mode
3 chine of Pork & Turky with herbs
4 venison pye in a dish
5 boyled goose & savoyes
6 2 ducks 4 teal in one dish
No spoons dishes silver or pewter
Bread & beer sufficient
Wine red about 2 dozen & half but no white wine or sack
Eleanor Cracknell (Assistant Archivist)