Welcome to a special bonus episode of the podcast which is a collaboration between myself and the Delicious Legacy, hosted by Thomas Ntinas. It’s all about some of the women who were writing cookery books in the 18th century, their characters and the influence they still have upon us today.

Things mentioned in today’s episode:

Thomas’s podcast Delicious Legacy

The Compleat Housewife by Eliza Smith

The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy by Hannah Glasse

Professed Cookery by Ann Cook

The Experienced English Housekeeper by Elizabeth Raffald

Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential Housekeeper

A. Cook’s Perspective: A Fascinating Insight into 18th-century Recipes by Two

Historic Cooks by Clarissa F. Dillon & Deborah J. Peterson

More on Yorkshire Christmas Pyes

Neil’s disastrous Christmas Pye

Ivan Day’s Historic Ices course

Don’t forget, there will be postbag episodes in the future, so if you have any questions or queries about today’s episode, or indeed any episode, or have a question about the history of British food please email Neil at [email protected], or on twitter @neilbuttery, or Instagram and Threads dr_neil_buttery his DMs are open. Youcan also join the British Food: a History Facebook discussion page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/britishfoodhistory

Neil’s blogs:

‘British Food: a History’

‘Neil Cooks Grigson’

Neil’s books:

Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential Housekeeper

A Dark History of Sugar

Both are published by Pen & Sword and available from all good bookshops.

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