Cook: Orange Jelly and Apricot Jellied Oranges
“Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without Orange Jelly”, writes a friend of Florence White’s from Yorkshire. Oranges were introduced to England from Spain as early as 1290, but became a more prominent part of English food after Sir Walter Raleigh re-introduced…
Cook: Pudding in a Hurry? Sir Charles Rowley’s 1857 Plum Pudding gets the Gluten Free treatment
My grandma’s Plum Pudding was always the highlight of our Christmas. When I was just a girl who didn’t even like Christmas Pudding, seeing the Christmas pudding bowl come out, accompanied by its Brandy Butter, epitomised the yuletide spirit and…
Cook: Scottish Fare Part II; Two and a Half Shellfish Receipts: ‘Potted Shrimp for an Australian Yuletide Table’ & ‘A Pot of Warm Langoustines’
Potted Shrimps, writes Florence White in Good Things In England, are delicious as an appetiser with wholemeal bread and butter. The Shrimps recipe is “From a Cookery Book belonging to Miss Hope, dated 1797”. Her brief ingredients list requires a…
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