tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post8926940808293813133..comments2024-03-24T01:15:08.693+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: Summer, 1674The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-84424979057762632652008-09-03T12:29:00.000+10:002008-09-03T12:29:00.000+10:00I was compelled to look up the Dish of Ruffs. It'...I was compelled to look up the Dish of Ruffs. It's a bird, and I find it linked as "a dish of ruffs and reeves" in a couple of places, retelling an anecdote about a shy young divine who, thinking to stay quiet and discreet, ate all of this delicacy at a dinner with his seniors.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748534386740555038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-32977928054675240382008-09-01T17:49:00.000+10:002008-09-01T17:49:00.000+10:00Hi RochelleI am pretty sure the Knots were biscuit...Hi Rochelle<BR/>I am pretty sure the Knots were biscuitsThe Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-56725920445748913882008-09-01T17:47:00.000+10:002008-09-01T17:47:00.000+10:00I wonder what a dish of Knots was? No thanks to th...I wonder what a dish of Knots was? No thanks to the udders with cabbage!Rochelle R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03703814746781987513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-60059143777100958632008-08-29T18:29:00.000+10:002008-08-29T18:29:00.000+10:00Hello Liz (or is it Louka?) Lemon pill is lemon pe...Hello Liz (or is it Louka?) <BR/>Lemon pill is lemon peel - there was a lot of phonetic spelling in those days; even in the same book things were often spelled several different ways.The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-81076104030932268542008-08-29T17:47:00.000+10:002008-08-29T17:47:00.000+10:00By the way, does the book explain the "lemon pill"...By the way, does the book explain the "lemon pill"?Liz + Loukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041957231286910198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-69042817311237309002008-08-29T11:51:00.000+10:002008-08-29T11:51:00.000+10:00It does sound good doesnt it - I bet your mum woul...It does sound good doesnt it - I bet your mum would particularly like a seventeenth century tart. I am going to make it myself, but I think I'll cheat and use almond meal.The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-4088177064371997052008-08-29T08:36:00.000+10:002008-08-29T08:36:00.000+10:00That tart sounds delicious! I'm going to make it f...That tart sounds delicious! I'm going to make it for my mum, because she loves almonds.Liz + Loukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041957231286910198noreply@blogger.com