tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post2522791788728276511..comments2024-03-06T09:43:09.476+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: “London Particular.”The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-375567576998486112014-07-26T15:41:12.734+10:002014-07-26T15:41:12.734+10:00Caroline Ackerman is my grandmother :) I didn'...Caroline Ackerman is my grandmother :) I didn't know amizon had copies of her book, it hasn't been in print for years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-76218494071735073312013-04-04T10:30:49.670+10:002013-04-04T10:30:49.670+10:00I am trying to find a copy of Caroline Ackerman...I am trying to find a copy of Caroline Ackerman's cookbook. My sister gave me a copy when I was in university (late 70's) but they are around $200 on Amazon, which is a bit dear for a 150 page paperback on a frugality theme. Anyone know where I can find one a little more reasonably priced?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-77508518078426283072009-03-05T13:49:00.000+10:002009-03-05T13:49:00.000+10:00Mmm.. pea soup. When I stop feeling so icky I'll ...Mmm.. pea soup. When I stop feeling so icky I'll have to make a pot. My mind is hungry, even if my body isn't. <BR/><BR/>I just can't get around eating something with the word "glass" in the name. I know it's something to do with whales, but my first exposure to the word "isinglass" was from the musical "Oklahoma", "with isinglass curtains you can roll right down, in case there's a change in the wea-ther." So not only is it glass, it's also a curtain. Not at all appetizing. <BR/><BR/>I've been really enjoying your austerity recipes and the bits from WWII. I've just ordered a book by a Canadian lady named Caroline Ackerman called 'The no Fad Good Food $5 a Week Cookbook'. From what I read, this was published in the late 60's, early 70's. If you'd like, I'll let you know if it's useful. It was mentioned in my copy of "More with Less" by Doris Janzen Longacre. <BR/><BR/>Which reminds me, have you read any of John Thorne's books?SometimesKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492637553806860585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-88827633601414542362009-03-05T07:54:00.000+10:002009-03-05T07:54:00.000+10:00From what I can gather L.P. Madeira was the top qu...From what I can gather L.P. Madeira was the top quality, followed by London Market Madeira. The adulteration may have been necessary if the the wine hadn't gone 'round the world. The exposure to equatorial heat was supposed to mellow the wine, making it more palatable. The wine was literally shipped around the world before being consumed. <BR/>I love the Thomas Jefferson quote. A prime example of why absinthe became so popular. The vineyards were ravaged during WWI and absinthe was cheap and easy to produce.Judith Klingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150060777055155927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-4073175183999765102009-03-05T07:14:00.000+10:002009-03-05T07:14:00.000+10:00Janet, I like the new look. I thought the cake wa...Janet, I like the new look. I thought the cake was baptized Madeira because you nibbled it along with a nice little glass of the wine in the late morning. Wish I'd had such luck.Rachel Laudanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10295881633561092514noreply@blogger.com