The Congo Cookery Book

Salts of lemon is what you need

I’ve been sharing some helpful household hints… helpful that is if you were in the Congo in the 1940’s. I’m not sure many modern cookery and recipe books would contain helpful ways to manage your home; in ‘The Congo Cookery Book’, by Clare E. Willet, if you look in the index, between Sweets (Candy) and […]

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Snow Capped Mountains

I’m not exactly sure when the traditional pattern was set for British dining, with a starter, a main and a dessert… certainly even in lees well-off families having  soup with bread before the main meal – a soup which could be made from scraps or leftovers or the cheapest and most available vegetables, would fill the […]

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