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Tag Archives: bread
Easter Breads And Braids
Fruit Braid & Easter Ring This is possibly one of my favorite sweet-dough recipes. There are others but having used this on a number of occasions and always getting a good result I shall include it here. These recipes come … Continue reading
The Cheese & Wine Party
Cheese-making is a truly ancient art. No-one really knows who made the first cheese but according to ancient legend, it was made accidentally by an Arabian merchant. Before setting out on a day’s trek across the desert he put his … Continue reading
Cookery Post Bag
Once again we have a Lillian Mattingly article, this time for a recipe request service. Back in the dim and distant thirties there was no internet to log onto for a recipe or advice and although it was always possible … Continue reading
Traditional Christmas Breads – Italy
This fruit bread, originating in Milan, (though also claimed by regions of southern France, Germany and Switzerland) is essentially a breakfast bread for high days and holidays. The name derives from ‘panetto’, a small loaf which with the suffix ‘o-neh’ … Continue reading
Posted in Breads, Christmas, European Cuisine
Tagged baking, bread, Christmas, fruit, pannetone, sultana, traditional
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Going Bananas!
(Oh, yes), we have no bananas, We have no bananas today. We’ve got string beans, and onions, And big juicy lemons, And all kinds of fruit, and say, We’ve got an old fashioned tomato. A Long Island potato, (Oh, yes), … Continue reading
The High Street v. Super Marketing . . .
The High Street, the generic and often official name of the primary business street of towns or cities in the United Kingdom. It is usually a focal point for individual, independent shops and retailers in city centres. This is where … Continue reading
Posted in The Evolution Of . . .
Tagged bread, fruit, High Street, Marketing, Supermarket, vegetables
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The Golden Age Of The Pie
Pie – A definition : the filling and baking of sweet (fruits, nuts, cheese) or savoury (meat, fish, eggs, cheese) ingredients and spices in casings composed of flour, fat, and water In that, the pie is one of the most … Continue reading
Posted in Bakery, Pastry, The Evolution Of . . .
Tagged baking, blackberry pie, bread, butter, chef, fruit, mince pie, traditional
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The Evolution Of Pie . . .
Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of Rye, Four and twenty blackbirds, baked in a pie, When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing, Wasn’t that a dainty dish to set before a King? During my … Continue reading
Posted in Pastry, The Evolution Of . . .
Tagged baking, bread, butter, game, Medieval, oven, pie
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More Childrens Christmas . . .
During the last century the world of childhood has changed beyond all recognition. Towards the end of the Victorian era, a large number of individuals had become so obscenely rich from the industrialisation of Europe that they almost became embarrased … Continue reading
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