Ground beef/28 recipes

A staple at English boarding schools, these individual cakes are served with afternoon tea. They don't keep well; after a day they take on the characteristics of "rocks".

A succulent chicken dish made with Canadian bacon, mushrooms, pimento-stuffed olives and lightly toasted almonds.

Treat your family to the smell of cinnamon in the morning with these scrumptious snacks.

From a manuscript in the British Library known as Harleian 479, dating from around 1420; recipe adapted.