Source: The Stork Wartime Cookery Book by Susan Croft (1940) This book was a lovely present from my cast after we finished a production of Lilies on the Land in August, a show about Land Girls. It is full of useful wartime cooking advice including a section on ‘how to save your dinner if air-raids... Continue Reading →
Historic Recipe: Apple Fool (1944)
Source: Puddings & Sweets, Ministry of Food War Cookery Leaflet 13 (1944) A couple of my university friends came to visit the week before last. After wrestling with the fact that we’d known each for 20 years, we had a lovely couple of days jaunting around Edinburgh and its environs, including a trip to somewhere... Continue Reading →