This is a nice & easy Old English recipe for Bakewell tart, which doesn’t require any ground almonds. The shortcrust pastry is crisp and buttery, while the sponge filling is soft, fluffy, with classic frangipane flavours, and the topping is a simple glace icing. The Cookery of England Book This recipe for Bakewell Tart comes …
American Pancakes
This vintage recipe for American Pancakes comes from my copy of ‘The Dairy Book of Home Cookery’. This pancake recipe is quick and easy and produces a delicious golden, fluffy pancake with crispy bits along the edges and a nice savoury flavour. They are perfect for both savoury meals and dessert. The original recipe suggests …
Traditional Flapjacks
This recipe for Traditional Flapjacks creates authentic British old-fashioned flapjacks with just three ingredients: demerara sugar, butter, and rolled oats. The result is a buttery, crispy-edged, chewy, oaty biscuit that is irresistible and perfect with a cup of tea. The recipe for these flapjacks is from the 1978 ”Good Housekeeping Cookery Book” which is a …
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A Plain Salad [Victorian Era Recipe]
This salad recipe from the Victorian Era may have been named A Plain Salad but it is a really tasty worthwhile recipe to have to hand whenever you need to throw together a basic but good salad to accompany dinner or lunch. You only need a few ingredients and once you have prepared the recipe …
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Jocks Loaf [fruit loaf]
This old recipe for Jocks Loaf is a type of tea bread, fruit loaf cake, or boiled fruit cake. The original recipe can be found in the book Highland Housewives’ Cook Book, which is a collection of 250 homely recipes collected from Scottish Highland households and published in the early 1970s by The Highland New’s Group, …
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White Bean Croquettes [Victorian Era Recipe]
These White Bean Croquettes have a crispy breadcrumb coating with a soft and light mashed bean insides. They are similar to fish cakes and are perfect for dinner with mushy peas and chips. The original Victorian recipe calls for haricot beans, but I used cannellini beans but really, any white bean can be used. The …
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Green Lentil Sausages [Victorian Era Recipe]
These Green Lentil Sausages are deliciously packed with lentils, onions, herbs, and wholemeal breadcrumbs. They are very easy to prepare and cook, and can be made ahead, making them very handy for batch cooking. This recipe can prepare about 16 chunky sausages. The flavours are savoury from the lentils, with a freshness from the herbs. …
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Victorian Bread Steak [savoury eggy bread]
Victorian Bread Steaks are intended to take the place of meat on the plate so recommended serving suggestions are to enjoy a bread steak along with potatoes and green vegetables. Gravy or a white sauce is a nice addition. Bread steaks can also be served as they are for a simple lunch or snack. Bread …
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Digestion Biscuits [old farmhouse recipe for digestive biscuits]
This old farmhouse recipe for digestion biscuits creates a crunchy biscuit that is rather similar to a Hovis biscuit or cracker (the sort found in Jacob’s biscuits for cheese tubs), with the texture and flavour of modern digestive biscuits, although these digestion biscuits are much chunkier. They are also rather like a thick Scottish oatcake. …
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Cornish Fairings [biscuits]
Cornish Fairings are delicious everyday biscuits, perfect for filling up your biscuit jar and enjoying alongside a nice cup of tea or coffee. These biscuits date back centuries and were originally sold at old English market fairs. If you enjoy ginger nut biscuits, you will love fairings, which are crunchy, chewy, and packed with warm …