To my English Heritage Peeps...
I love the Mrs. Crocombe videos put out by English Heritage on YouTube. As someone who likes redacting historic recipes -- even if my period tends to be a bit older (late 15th to early 17th century mostly) -- watching Mrs. Crocombe prepare her dishes is a sheer delight.
Her main kitchen is at Audley End House (Lord and Lady Braybrooke have a London house as well although we've yet to see it).
This article in The Guardian is about a painting owned by Audley End House and its recent restoration. My first thought was "more documentation of cauliflower in period." My second is that the human subject has a passing resemblance to Mrs. Crocombe.
Go read.
for those who are interested in the videos, allow me to suggest her recipe for Pigeon Pie.
Her main kitchen is at Audley End House (Lord and Lady Braybrooke have a London house as well although we've yet to see it).
This article in The Guardian is about a painting owned by Audley End House and its recent restoration. My first thought was "more documentation of cauliflower in period." My second is that the human subject has a passing resemblance to Mrs. Crocombe.
Go read.
for those who are interested in the videos, allow me to suggest her recipe for Pigeon Pie.