Our recipes series is back! We had a little break in transmission while we prepared for and then recovered from our Heritage Open Day, but we’ve plenty more recipes from the archives to share with you. I don’t know about … Continue reading
What is the most Christmassy recipe you can think of? Does it help if we sing a song? “Little Jack Horner Sat in the corner, Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And … Continue reading
An unseasonably soggy August day seemed a good opportunity to share Elizabeth Slany’s recipe for a ‘Syrup of Turnips for a cold’. We have written about Elizabeth’s recipes before; her recipe book (catalogued as D/DR Z1) is one of the … Continue reading
Hannah Salisbury, Engagement and Events Manager Historic recipes are windows into everyday life in the past, helping us to imagine what life was like for our ancestors. Recipes tell us what people ate and drank, and how food was prepared … Continue reading
The collections at the Essex Record Office include several historic recipe books, which give us an insight into what our ancestors ate and drank. This includes how our Essex ancestors made that essential Christmas dish, mince pies. The history of … Continue reading