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a cake with berries and cream on a plate next to a pink place mat,

I made Victorian lemon sponge for the Historical Food Fortnightly challenge 7: Pretty As A Picture. The recipe is from Mrs Beeton’s Household Management book, first published in 1861. Ingredients: 2 oz isinglass (I used 14 gelatine sheets enough for 1160ml liquid) 1 3/4 pint of water (1l) 3/4 lb pounded sugar (340g) juice of … Continue reading Victorian Lemon Sponge Recipe – Historical Food Fortnightly →

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an old book with different types of food on it's pages, including cakes and pies

Madame, Your Breakfast Is Served. This Morning's Menu includes hot Tea or Coffee, a nice slice of Brawn (better known as head cheese; a cold cut originating in Europe which is not a cheese but a meat jelly made with flesh from the head of a calf or pig (sometimes a sheep or cow) suspended in a pickled aspic,) some Mustard Cress and Radishes, Bread and Butter, Oysters and Bacon, Kidneys, Rolls and Butter and Poached Eggs. For Today's Luncheon In The East Garden; It's Cold Chicken, Boiled…

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a bowl of soup with meat and carrots next to a piece of bread on a plate

The very soup reputed to have built the British Empire and one that was oh-so-fashionable in Victorian and Edwardian times! This soup was served daily, until recently, in the dining cars of British Rail. This classic hearty soup was also very popular at the castle (Windsor) in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Queen Victoria was particularly fond of it, and it regularly appeared on state banquet menus. However, this recipe has not had very good press over recent years - drab…

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a cake with white frosting and chocolate chips on top is sitting on a glass plate

I thought Spanische Windtorte would be perfect for challenge 15 – Smell, Sight, Sound, Touch of the Historical Food Fortnightly. Spanische Windtorte (spanish wind cake) is a meringue cake, filled with whipped cream and fresh strawberries. Spanische Windtorte is mentioned in the 1884 letter of Martha Bernays, Freud’s fiancée: ‘I’m going to make you what is … Continue reading Victorian Spanische Windtorte Recipe – Historical Food Fortnightly →

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