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The Zenana Missionary Society

Posted on December 12, 2011 by kayjayaitch

Zenana (Persian: زنانه, Urdu: زنانہ), refers to that part of a house belonging to a Muslim family in the Middle East and/or South Asia that is reserved for women. How and why do I get myself involved with these things? Being an … Continue reading →

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Those Other Fish That Aren’t Cod . . .

Posted on May 24, 2011 by kayjayaitch

Something Fishy for Friday Between the wars, as more fish were being gathered into the food chain through advances in large-scale trawling, more varied and cheaper fish began to appear in the fishmongers. Despite this, it was still seen as a … Continue reading →

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Rationing

Posted on May 5, 2011 by kayjayaitch

The Kitchen Front. Following the declaration of war in 1939, the dreaded Ministry of Food was revived within days. Almost at once rationing was re-introduced. At this time nearly 60% of all food consumed in Britain was imported and became, … Continue reading →

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Garden Diary, 25th April

Posted on April 26, 2011 by kayjayaitch

With the hot, dry weather of the past week a lot of things in the are beginning to be lulled into a false sense of security that summer has arrived. Even the camera objected to the very bright sunlight … Continue reading →

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Garden Diary, 17th April

Posted on April 17, 2011 by kayjayaitch

Time is moving on and the garden is starting to look a lot more colourful and alive. Today has involved getting the lawns cut and the edging tidied. I have also got the full fruit netting up. There is already blossom on … Continue reading →

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The Hot-Pot In Waiting

Posted on March 28, 2011 by kayjayaitch

The document for these recipes is somewhat old now, around 1935, and has not aged very well. I have included it anyway but have also transcribed the text to make it easier to read. The Great British Hot-Pot There are many … Continue reading →

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Rabbit & Ham Pie

Posted on March 9, 2011 by kayjayaitch

Bearing in mind that this is National Pie Week, here is a recipe for rabbit pie from the 1930’s. The eating of rabbit would have been far more common then and the ongoing improvement in the regulation of oven temperatures … Continue reading →

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The Kitchen Garden

Posted on February 13, 2011 by kayjayaitch

As a sideline to the main focus of this blog, namely Granny Robertson’s Cookbook, I have in the past four years been growing my own fruit, vegetables and herbs. Therefore a diary of my means, methods, successes and failures would not be … Continue reading →