Captain Warren’s Cooking Pot
A type of pot used during the colonial era, as well as in Victorian England in general, Captain Warren’s Cooking …
Tag Archives: England
Why Bother with Culinary History?
A friend recently asked me, “Why is culinary history important?” Actually, her words came out of her mouth a little …
French Chefs Abroad: Alexis Soyer and His Irish Famine Soup Kitchen
It is to be regretted that men of science do not interest themselves more than they do on a subject …
News and Views
First of, I would like to point out a new feature on “Gherkins & Tomatoes / Cornichons & Tomatoes.” Go …
Idylls of Cuisine, #92
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
The Eels of Hannah, Or, Hannah Glasse’s Lenten Recipes
Poor Hannah Glasse. Literally. Except for Martha Stewart, she may be the only cookery book writer who did hard time …
John Evelyn: Cook, Or, the 17th C. Man Who Would Be a Locavore
Omnia explorate; meliora retinete (Explore everything; keep the best.) ~~ Evelyn family motto Somehow, and how I wish it were …
Dig for Victory! Locavorism in Eons Past
Looking at the past almost always calls up that old adage: “There’s nothing new under the sun.”* Take locavorism’s wartime …
Wassailing Through
Wassaile the trees, that they may beare You many a Plum and many a Peare: For more or lesse fruits …
Idylls of Cuisine, #42
[A picture, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
