To Make Frumenty/Furmenty
This post complements the episode ‘Forme of Cury with Christopher Monk’ on The British Food History Podcast. This post is for subscribers only. Subscribers get access to my Easter Eggs tab – full of...
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Rum Butter & Brandy Butter
This post complements the episode ‘Christmas Special 2021: Christmas Pudding’ on The British Food History Podcast. I used to believe that brandy butter – that infamous accompaniment to Christmas...
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To Make Digestive Biscuits
Just like the workers of the 19th century, my work days are punctuated by tea & biscuits I have been promising recently a blog post for subscribers containing my recipe for digestive biscuits,...
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Forgotten Foods #9: Carrageen Pudding
This pudding has been on my ‘to post’ list for absolutely ages. It has become of my favourites, though as you will discover as you read the post, not everyone agrees with me. I’ve called it a...
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Manchets and Payndemayn
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Barley Water
After talking to Lindsay Middleton about her online resource Dishes for the Sick Room, an exciting deep dive into the invalid cookery recipes found in the cookery books of Glasgow Caledonian...
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Elizabeth Raffald’s Flummery Showpieces
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Malt Loaf
I have been meaning to give you this recipe for that most beloved of teatime treats, the humble malt loaf for ages; indeed, I have had a jar of malt syrup sitting in my food cupboard for at least...
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School Dinner-Style Pink Sponge & Custard
As promised on the ‘School Meals Service with Heather Ellis’ episode of the podcast, I have written a recipe for a stone-cold school dinners classic for my monthly subscribers. I went for the...
View ArticleSustainable Meat Cookery Part 1: Central Nervous System
This post complements the special podcast episode I made for my £3 monthly subscribers on the topic of sourcing and cooking the organs of the central vervous system – brain, spinal cord and eyes – a...
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