The Shakespeare Code it is one of his own from "Henry V", which was probably written in early 1599. When questioning Shakespeare about witches, Martha remarks that he has written about witches; a reference to "Macbeth", which Shakespeare denies. At the time in which the episode is set, Shakespeare had yet to write "Macbeth" or "Hamlet", which prominently feature the paranormal, such as witches and ghosts. There are numerous other allusions to Shakespeare's plays. Just before the Doctor steps out of the TARDIS, he exclaims "Brave new world", from Act V Scene I of "The Tempest". In an early scene a sign is
Sweets from the Indian subcontinent of producing milk solids, condensed milk and methods for souring milk to produce sweets. The origin of sweets in the Indian subcontinent has been traced to at least 500 BCE, where records suggest both raw sugar ("gur", "vellam", jaggery), as well as refined sugar (sarkara), were being produced. By 300 BCE, kingdom officials in India were including five kinds of sugar in official documents. By the Gupta dynasty era (300–500 CE), sugar was being made not only from sugar cane, but other plant sources such as palm. Sugar-based foods were also included in temple offerings, as "bhoga" for the deities,