Month: July 2020
Before 1800, housekeeping books tended to be handwritten collections of recipes and instructions tried and tested by the household cook.…
The principal use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was…
Oh How Civilised writes on Herbal Teas and offers a number of recipes from Peppermint, Chamomile, Ginger, Rose, Butterfly Pea…
William Ewart Gladstone
When baking shortbread cookies, substitute half of your plain flour with cornflour. It gives them a really nice taste. Before…
Tea Time, My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody Wilkie Collins (1824-89) English…