Category Archives: The Evolution Of . . .

A Dickensian Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2022 by kayjayaitch

Christmas (Old English: Cri-stesmæsse, meaning “Christ’s Mass”) is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ that is a widely observed global holiday, celebrated generally on December 25th. While the birth year of Jesus is estimated among modern historians … Continue reading →

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Tofu Or Not Tofu

Posted on March 17, 2021 by kayjayaitch

Following on from ‘Veganuary And The Meatless Monday’, we come to Tofu, or bean curd, a popular food derived from soya. Like many soya foods, tofu originated in China. It is made by curdling fresh soya milk, pressing it into … Continue reading →

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Ten Things You Can do With NaHCO₃

Posted on February 25, 2021 by kayjayaitch

Sodium bicarbonate, commonly known as baking soda or bicarbonate of soda, is a chemical compound with the formula NaHCO₃. Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline, but often appears as a fine powder. It has a slightly salty, … Continue reading →

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The Evolution Of . . .

Posted on July 12, 2020 by kayjayaitch

The Supermarket. A Supermarket is just what it says on the tin: a self-service grocery store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise comprising meat, fresh produce, dairy, and baked goods with shelf space reserved for canned and … Continue reading →

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A Minor History Of Le Pique-Nique

Posted on June 26, 2020 by kayjayaitch

  Where the word ‘picnic’ comes from is something of a mystery but it is conjectured that the French root may derive from the verb piquer (‘to peck’ or ‘to pick’) and the noun nique (‘a small amount’ or ‘nothing whatsoever’); … Continue reading →

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M. Parmentier & The Potato

Posted on May 31, 2020 by kayjayaitch

Potato Pete! An iconic potato shaped character from the war years whose sole purpose was to encourage the planting and harvesting of potatoes in an effort to make the country more self-sufficient during the second world war. But, iconic though … Continue reading →

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Ten Things You Never Knew About . . . Rice

Posted on February 24, 2019 by kayjayaitch

1) Rice cultivation is thought to have begun in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River which at 6,380 km is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world. It is also the longest in … Continue reading →

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The Origins Of Vegetarianism

Posted on September 19, 2018 by kayjayaitch

The images illustrating this article are from Womans Own magazine of the forties and early fifties when vegetarianism was still somewhat of a new fangled fad to the average family. The health benefits were being widely promoted but the old … Continue reading →

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A Word From Our Sponsors . . .

Posted on June 11, 2018 by kayjayaitch

It seems an awful long time since I last did an ad break but that doesn’t stop me from continuing to collect them. From decade to decade, generation to genaration the same things crop up with almost predictable monotony. Food … Continue reading →

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Ten Things You Never Knew About . . . Eggs

Posted on April 29, 2018 by kayjayaitch

Since the domestication of the chicken, people have been nourishing themselves with eggs. As a long time symbol of fertility and rebirth, the egg has taken its place in religious as well as culinary history as an important and versatile … Continue reading →

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