the Saxon

The Saxon woman was fermenting barley. Another Saxon drink was made from fermented honey. (Honey was very important to the Saxons as there was no sugar to sweeten the food. Bees were kept in every village.) Top class Saxons sometimes drank wine. The women were cooking in an iron boiler over an open fire or in clay pots. She also made butter and cheese. The Saxons ate in a wood bowls. There were no forks, only knives and wooden spoons. Mugs were made from cow horn.

The Saxon peoples were fond of meat and fish. However meat was a luxury and only the rich could eat it frequently. Ordinary people usually eat regular food such as bread, cheese, and eggs. Aside from chicken eggs, they eat eggs from ducks, geese and wild birds.