Over the years of collecting cookbooks I have built up quite a collection stretching back to 1720s, including some rare first editions and survivors of time and use. The majority of my collection though is from three eras – the Victorian/ Edwardian, 50-80s and the 00s – each saw booms in cookbook publications due to…
Category: Food Crimes
Food Crimes - Jelly set Salads. Just why🤦♂️!?!
So back in the 1950/60s my grandfather was a pilot for BOAC (BA these days). As was then typical by nature of the job, he’d go to work for days at a time, and my grandmother stayed at home looking after the children, housekeeping and cooking. Over the years, he flew regularly to Asia, the…
The Trials and Tribulation of a Food Judge: Judging Gelato
TV makes food-judging look sexy, glamorous, and deadly serious – is it in reality? My arse it is! In this case the reality was an entertaining fiasco. After starting thirty minutes late – admittedly on time by Italian standards – the twelve judges, among them a blogger, an Italian food importer, a BBC food reporter,…
Food Crimes - Bananas
In this, the second in the series, of food crimes, banana dishes of the 1950s take centre stage. The first article on jelly and jelly set salads is here. So back in the 1950/60s my grandfather was a pilot for BOAC (BA these days). As was then typical by nature of the job, he’d go…