The Old Foodie

The English may only have two sauces, if the old saw is to be believed - but as one of them is gravy, and the other one is custard, and both...

Yesterday’s discovery of Cookery made Easy by the mysterious Michael Willis is too much fun to abandon after only one post, so today I giv...

February 7 Today is the birthday of Charles Dickens (in 1812). This wonderful story-teller’s works are rich with images of food – ...

Today, October 17 ... Old household manuals are full of advice on how to manage (and discipline) the domestic servants. Life “below stai...