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Pheasant with Cider & Celery Sauce, Roasted Apples and Sippets
Celery is generally a much overlooked vegetable. In recent times celery enjoyed a brief dalliance in the spotlight as a health food,...
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Dec 7, 20193 min read
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Pink Pancakes
Pancakes are one of those non-binary dishes. They can be served with either sweet or savoury toppings or a combination of the two....
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Mar 5, 20193 min read
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Tafferty Tarts with Earl Grey Ice Cream
The Accomplisht Cook by Robert May (1660/85) is rather like those ‘antique’ shops you find in towns like Lewes stuffed with a fascinating...
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Oct 6, 20172 min read
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Pumpkin, Apple & Hazelnut Crumble Tart
Robert May’s Pompion Pie (The Accomplisht Cook c.1660) Take a pound of pumpkin and slice it, a handful of thyme, a little rosemary, and...
sjfbilton
Sep 22, 20173 min read
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Spiced Ale Pancakes with Applemuse & Sherry Sauce
This recipe is adapted from the early 17th century recipe notebook kept by Elinor Fettiplace. Spiced Ale Pancakes Ingredients (makes...
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Sep 16, 20172 min read
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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 14, 20163 min read
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