Food

Food is not just a necessity for life, it enhances and enriches our lives. I love every aspect of food… not just eating it! I love cooking, and growing things, I love recipe books and cookery programmes, I love talking about food, reading restaurant menus… but most of all, sitting round a table in good company enjoying a wonderful meal!

Before we had freezers

Food by LoisMay 5, 2015

Food by LoisMay 4, 2015May 4, 2015

Mondamin tins and dariel cups

Aren’t these utensils wonderful? Wouldn’t you love to have them? 2. mondamin cake tins 3. jam sandwich tins 4. round cake tins 5. swiss roll tins 6. dinner loaf tins 7. cheese cake tins 8. dariel cups 9. bread pans 10. – 12c, 25 – 25c cutters 13. – 13a. double saucepans 14. blancmange moulds […]

Almonds and cashews

Food by LoisMay 3, 2015

Food by LoisMay 2, 2015May 3, 2015

Rules for cooking

Another old cookery book which cost 2/6 (12½p), ‘The Way To A Good Table – Electric Cookery’, from 1937 by Elizabeth Craig. as she says in her introduction: It’s not an elaborate cookery book. it’s just a simple straightforward book which I’ve written to show you the easiest and quickest way to a good table. […]

Cinnamon

Food by LoisMay 1, 2015

Food by LoisApril 30, 2015April 30, 2015

A good crop of apples!

Our russet apple tree is loaded with blossom this year; we had a good show last year, but the weather knocked it off and there weren’t many insects about because it was cold and miserable. This year we have had plenty of sunny days, quite warm, but very cold nights which apparently blossom likes and it’s […]

Food by LoisApril 29, 2015

Paste sandwiches anyone?

Here’s an illustration from the 1935 Round-the-Clock cookery book, compiled by Mrs Wise and published ‘issued from’ The Fleetway House, Farringdon street, London. it is a strange book as the pages are so thick they are almost like cardboard, and really rough. Maybe it was cheap! I’m not sure I would fancy paste sandwiches, but […]