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Lent podcast episode 7: Figs & Lambs (ending Lent)
Helen’s Hebridean sheep In the final episode of the series we look at how the last Sunday of Lent was marked in the past, focussing on Fig Sunday and Palm Sunday. Neil cooks up some historical pax...
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Season 2 of ‘The British Food History Podcast’ coming soon…
Some exciting news! The second series of my podcast will drop from Sunday 25th of July, which is also the tenth birthday of the blog; it seemed appropriate somehow. Craziness. It’s had a slight name...
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Ten Years of British Food: a History!
Well, I never expected to reach this milestone, and I certainly did not foresee what would happen in the years after I started up British Food: a History. In fact, I only set it up because my other...
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Happy New Year!
Enjoying an NYE Smoking Bishop Well I didn’t think I would be starting my New Year post in the same way as last year’s, but hey: “2020 2021 is finally over, and 2021 2022 is here. I hope the blog has...
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The Return of the British Cheese Industry
This post complements the episode ‘Cheddar & the Cheese Industry’ on The British Food History Podcast: Britain’s cheese industry has certainly been through its peaks and troughs over the...
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Season 4 of The British Food History Podcast
Hello folks! Just a very quick post to let you all know that the fourth season my podcast – The British Food History Podcast – is underway and the first two episodes are ready for you to download and...
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Season 5 of ‘The British Food History Podcast’
Baby, it’s [bloody] cold outside. I hope everyone is managing to keep warm in this terribly long cold spell we’re having. It’s pretty miserable, but I hopefully have something for you to help distract...
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Barley Water
After talking to Lindsay Middleton about her online resource Dishes for the Sick Room, an exciting deep dive into the invalid cookery recipes found in the cookery books of Glasgow Caledonian...
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Season 6 of ‘The British Food History Podcast’ has begun!
Hello everyone! Just the quickest of quick posts to let you know (in case you didn’t know already) that the 6th season of The British Food History Podcast has started. I’ve already recorded several...
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Sago and Tapioca Pudding
This post complements the episode of The British Food History Podcast called ‘The School Meals Service with Heather Ellis’: Speaking with Heather Ellis on the podcast about the School Meals Service...
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