Cook: 11.12.13 Plum Pudding Without Eggs from 1852; Gluten Free!
I wonder if Mrs Frome was making her Christmas pudding this late in the day! 11th December! This had better be my last Christmas Pudding for the year…unless I’m planning to save it for 25.12.14. That date doesn’t quite have…
Cook: Tropical Pudding for Christmas
Lord Barrington’s Plum Pudding. Gluten Free. Dairy-Free. No added Animal Fat. I’ve swapped the Suet for sweetly nourishing Coconut Oil, whose benefits include “antimicrobial properties; absorption directly for quick energy; and contribution to the health of the immune system.” according to my…
Cook: To Roast Goose in the English Fashion
The Roast Meat of Old England I was tempted to cook Moor Fowl, Jugged Pigeon, Ortolan or Roast Cygnet with you. But of course, and probably for the best, I’m not able to source any of these birds. The Cygnet…
Cook: Delicious Home-made Bread ‘made with Yeast’. Gluten Free. Two Ways
Miss Veronica Cook provided this recipe in 1931. ‘Home-made and made with Yeast’ Florence White is full of wonderful tips for baking breads – both different yeasted breads and soda breads. She tells us that many of the old recipes…
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: Sourdough, Gluten Free. A far cry from Bath and Sally Lunn’s Buns
Sourdough. Bread. This is a book in itself. We went to Bath on the weekend. Sally Lunn’s is a Bath institution and her buns do not escape Florence White’s attention. They are eggy, creamy, and contain small beer yeast as…
Cook and Travel: Sea Vegetables & Welsh Laverbread
It may seem odd to the British Readers, that I first heard about Laverbread only in February this year. We had travelled to this charming, unpretentious gastropub near Abergavenny for a weekend in Wales – it’s where my son wanted…
Travel: Food Alchemy? Inviting you and Florence White to the 21st Century…
Discover food sensations from Ms Florence White’s thus far indomitable collection of GOOD THINGS IN ENGLAND, as I create new, allergy-friendly, preservative-free, 21st Century, positively dishy takes on her fascinating receipts. You’ll have the original recipe including traditional ingredients like…
Cook: Dishy Parkins for November the Fifth
Making an allergy-free version of these delicious Ripon Parkins was a treat in itself.When I was a child in Australia in the 1970s, we would go to the park behind my grandma and grandpa’s house for Bonfire Night. I…
Cook: “Ripon Parkins for November the Fifth” The Original
Mr Herbert M. Bower’s recipe Preparation Time 20 mins To Bake in Slow Oven 1 and a half hours Ingredients Medium oatmeal 3/4 lb Flour ¾ lb (I used organic rye stoneground flour) Butter 2…
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