Comments on: The Cookbook Challenge 2010: Vintage Feasts http://www.larecettedujour.org/2010/01/the-cookbook-challenge-2010-vintage-feasts.php French food, one day at a time Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:12:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: La Recette du Jour » Vintage Feasts: Eliza Acton http://www.larecettedujour.org/2010/01/the-cookbook-challenge-2010-vintage-feasts.php/comment-page-1#comment-2771 La Recette du Jour » Vintage Feasts: Eliza Acton Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:01:55 +0000 http://www.larecettedujour.org/?p=483#comment-2771 [...] was Eliza who inspired me to try the vintage feast idea in the first place, so I don’t know why I’ve waited so long. The official [...] [...] was Eliza who inspired me to try the vintage feast idea in the first place, so I don’t know why I’ve waited so long. The official [...]

]]> By: La Recette du Jour » Vintage feasts: Josceline Dimbleby http://www.larecettedujour.org/2010/01/the-cookbook-challenge-2010-vintage-feasts.php/comment-page-1#comment-1852 La Recette du Jour » Vintage feasts: Josceline Dimbleby Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:56:30 +0000 http://www.larecettedujour.org/?p=483#comment-1852 [...] hadn’t originally planned to include Josceline in my celebration of 1980s-and-older cookbooks. But then I was reminded of her by Maggie. It made me realise that apart from one of my favourite [...] [...] hadn’t originally planned to include Josceline in my celebration of 1980s-and-older cookbooks. But then I was reminded of her by Maggie. It made me realise that apart from one of my favourite [...]

]]> By: La Recette du Jour » Vintage Feasts: Good Food on a Budget, by Georgina Horley http://www.larecettedujour.org/2010/01/the-cookbook-challenge-2010-vintage-feasts.php/comment-page-1#comment-1222 La Recette du Jour » Vintage Feasts: Good Food on a Budget, by Georgina Horley Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:45:10 +0000 http://www.larecettedujour.org/?p=483#comment-1222 [...] about the slight hiatus in this series. Somehow, while I was living in rural Spain, I had no desire to cook meals from elderly English [...] [...] about the slight hiatus in this series. Somehow, while I was living in rural Spain, I had no desire to cook meals from elderly English [...]

]]> By: La Recette du Jour » Vintage Feasts: English Food by Jane Grigson http://www.larecettedujour.org/2010/01/the-cookbook-challenge-2010-vintage-feasts.php/comment-page-1#comment-1022 La Recette du Jour » Vintage Feasts: English Food by Jane Grigson Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:29:21 +0000 http://www.larecettedujour.org/?p=483#comment-1022 [...] is March’s entry in my Cookbook Challenge, but I got a bit behind, because I had so much else to do. The book lay on the coffee table for [...] [...] is March’s entry in my Cookbook Challenge, but I got a bit behind, because I had so much else to do. The book lay on the coffee table for [...]

]]> By: La Recette du Jour » Vintage Feasts: Food for Pleasure http://www.larecettedujour.org/2010/01/the-cookbook-challenge-2010-vintage-feasts.php/comment-page-1#comment-719 La Recette du Jour » Vintage Feasts: Food for Pleasure Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:31:11 +0000 http://www.larecettedujour.org/?p=483#comment-719 [...] I mentioned in my last post, Food for Pleasure was published in 1950, when Britain was still subject to rationing, albeit less [...] [...] I mentioned in my last post, Food for Pleasure was published in 1950, when Britain was still subject to rationing, albeit less [...]

]]> By: Maggie http://www.larecettedujour.org/2010/01/the-cookbook-challenge-2010-vintage-feasts.php/comment-page-1#comment-718 Maggie Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:35:51 +0000 http://www.larecettedujour.org/?p=483#comment-718 I can't wait to hear what you cooked! Although we might snigger a little at the intro, cooks were brilliantly inventive at that time - it is alleged (although I haven't really got any empirical evidence!) that the crumble was invented during the Second World War (possibly by Marguerite Patten) as a way of making a pastry-type topping but with much smaller quantities than a pastry would need. And now, it is one of our most established and treasured national dishes. By the way, talking about dishes that haven't been around that long but 'seem' to be part of our national psyche, apparantly the Ploughman's Lunch was invested by the Milk Marketing Board in the 1960s! I can’t wait to hear what you cooked! Although we might snigger a little at the intro, cooks were brilliantly inventive at that time – it is alleged (although I haven’t really got any empirical evidence!) that the crumble was invented during the Second World War (possibly by Marguerite Patten) as a way of making a pastry-type topping but with much smaller quantities than a pastry would need. And now, it is one of our most established and treasured national dishes.

By the way, talking about dishes that haven’t been around that long but ‘seem’ to be part of our national psyche, apparantly the Ploughman’s Lunch was invested by the Milk Marketing Board in the 1960s!

]]> By: veronicay http://www.larecettedujour.org/2010/01/the-cookbook-challenge-2010-vintage-feasts.php/comment-page-1#comment-717 veronicay Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:34:31 +0000 http://www.larecettedujour.org/?p=483#comment-717 It's lovely, isn't it? The whole thing -- design, recipes, style -- is a true period piece! Apparently it was one of Elizabeth David's favourite cookbooks. It’s lovely, isn’t it? The whole thing — design, recipes, style — is a true period piece! Apparently it was one of Elizabeth David’s favourite cookbooks.

]]> By: Joy http://www.larecettedujour.org/2010/01/the-cookbook-challenge-2010-vintage-feasts.php/comment-page-1#comment-716 Joy Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:52:49 +0000 http://www.larecettedujour.org/?p=483#comment-716 I love that front cover picture. It takes me right back! I love that front cover picture. It takes me right back!

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