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Apple & Date Bread
Adapted from The Great War Cookbook (1918) by May Byron I made this bread as part of a food demonstration I gave at Arundel Museum for...
sjfbilton
May 13, 20163 min read
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Hodge Podge of Duck
It’s a little unfair to label this most ancient of stews as ‘confused’. When you read the recipe from the fourteenth century Form of Cury...
sjfbilton
Mar 5, 20162 min read
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Medlar Tart & Spiced Medlar Vinegar
There has been a lot of interest in my earlier posts about medlars so I thought it was about time I came up with some more recipes using...
sjfbilton
Nov 27, 20142 min read
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Christmas is coming...Medlar Mincemeat
Last weekend The Observer reported that only 7% of people who took part in a recent survey said they would make a Christmas pudding from...
sjfbilton
Dec 2, 20123 min read
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Let the bletting begin
Some food stuffs are are fiddly to prepare but are well worth the effort. One such food is the medlar, a fruit which is in danger of...
sjfbilton
Nov 27, 20123 min read
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Coconut Poached Chicken in a Creamy Curry Dressing
“One would not venture to serve, to a large number of guests of varying and unknown tastes, a curry dish in the generally accepted sense...
sjfbilton
May 30, 20123 min read
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Earl Grey Hot Cross BunsÂ
Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny! Hot cross buns! This is a familiar rhyme at Easter although it has been decades since you could...
sjfbilton
Apr 3, 20124 min read
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