The Old Foodie

A food history story and recipe every weekday of the year.

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Sunday, May 21, 2017

The Ceylon Dinner, 1875.

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Over the years I have posted quite a number of menus for late nineteenth century civic and other official dinners.   I think it is fair to s...
Sunday, May 14, 2017

Supper for Persons of Moderate Fortune, 1796.

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Modern recipe writers generally note how many persons a dish will serve, and they occasionally suggest accompanying dishes or even comple...
Sunday, April 16, 2017

Potatoes for Breakfast, Dinner, Supper (WW I era)

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An American “Southern Food Expert and Lecturer” by the name of Bessie R. Murphy compiled and edited a wonderful set of books called the Thr...
Sunday, April 09, 2017

A Frenchman’s view of English food in 1823.

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In 1823 a French liberal economist called Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui visited England and Scotland. The narrative of his travels was later publi...
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