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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sjfbilton
- Sep 21, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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sjfbilton
- Jun 8, 2017
- 2 min
Elderflower & Pistachio Cheesecake
Cheesecakes are something of a stalwart in the dessert stakes. In their various guises they have graced culinary manuals for centuries....
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sjfbilton
- May 13, 2016
- 3 min
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...
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sjfbilton
- Dec 2, 2012
- 3 min
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...
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sjfbilton
- Nov 27, 2012
- 3 min
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...
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sjfbilton
- Apr 3, 2012
- 4 min
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...
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