tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post438504789598730496..comments2024-03-24T01:15:08.693+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: Bachelor Cooking.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-35053011071736697132008-03-01T11:38:00.000+10:002008-03-01T11:38:00.000+10:00I am reminded of how fortunate I was to have a fat...I am reminded of how fortunate I was to have a father who loved to cook -- and he was born in 1922 and was in North Africa during WW II, so it's not because he's part of the batch of new men or because he wasn't tough. Of course, on the flip side of that, it never crossed his mind that there was anything I couldn't do because I was a girl. <BR/><BR/>The other thing that struck me is, other than being cooked and layered, how similar the Fruit Pudding is to English Summer Pudding, which is a lot of currants and raspberries, a bit of sugar, and bread -- though weighted, chilled, and then unmolded for serving. No little knit cap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-57662169190773922372008-03-01T11:25:00.000+10:002008-03-01T11:25:00.000+10:00That is very sad, t.w. We will make sure we allow ...That is very sad, t.w. We will make sure we allow more lead-time in 2012 (unless you become "taken" between now and then). You must draw up a list of specifications, so that we can start advertising you well in advance (we will emphasise your baking skills of course).<BR/>JThe Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-47780176606279913482008-03-01T09:46:00.000+10:002008-03-01T09:46:00.000+10:00I can cook (and bake) and received no marriage pro...I can cook (and bake) and received no marriage proposals today. Shall we talk again in 2012?T.W. Barritt at Culinary Typeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707931838240978818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-77604115051295749622008-02-29T17:55:00.000+10:002008-02-29T17:55:00.000+10:00hello lidian - I hope you give us something from t...hello lidian - I hope you give us something from that book soon on your blog - sounds like it is fun.The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-81594281676866453522008-02-29T13:01:00.000+10:002008-02-29T13:01:00.000+10:00Your post reminded me of a cookbook I have by a ma...Your post reminded me of a cookbook I have by a man who called himself "the Mystery Chef' because he feared that it would embarrass his mother, if people knew that her son was a chef! (This would have been in the 1940s).Lidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13719859575624565776noreply@blogger.com