Prepared spice mixes, every mediaeval cook having their own receipt. Mentioned repeatedly in cookbooks from the 14th Century onwards, there is no definitive list of ingredients. Typical mixes might be:



Powder Douce... (Sweet): aniseed, fennel, ground hyssop and sugar.
Powder Fort... (Strong): cloves, mace, ground ginger, cinnamon and pepper.
Powder Blanche... (White): flavoured sugar.

There are two established English Spice mixes in current use Sunderland Spice and Manchester Seasoning