A is for Aga, Aberffraw Cakes & Angelica

In today’s baking themed episode, Alessandra looks into that classic piece of kitchen kit, the Aga, Neil investigates hyper-regional Welsh biscuits called Aberffraw cakes and Sam goes oh-so-retro with a deep-dive into angelica.Books and other things mentioned in this episode:Joanna Trollope A Village Affair (1989) Televised version (1995)Book on Archive.org Television adaptation on YouTubeMary Berry New Aga Cookbook (1999) Book on Archive.orgAmbrose Heath First Aga cookbook: Good Food on the Aga (1933) Book on Persephone BooksSussex Pond Pudding Recipe on Neil Cooks Grigson blogCassel’s Dictionary Link on Wellcome CollectionLaura Mason and Catherine Brown The Taste of Britain (2010) Book on HarperCollinsAberffraw Traditional Biscuit Company WebsiteTale of Thormod and Thorarin translated in The Sagas of Kormak and The Sworn Brothers. Trans. Lee M Hollander, New York: Princeton University Press, 1949 pp179 'Angelica: From Norwegian Mountains to the English Trifle' by Ove Fosså in Wild Food: Proceedings of the Oxford Food Symposium on Food and Cookery 2004. Totnes: Prospect Books, 2006, 13 PDF linkEdward Daniel Clarke Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa (1810-1823)Link on Wellcome CollectionJohn Parkinson Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris (1629) Link on Wellcome CollectionRobin Weir Ices: The Definitive Guide (1995) Book on AmazonCurnonsky La Table et l’Amour (1950) Book on Untje.comContact usemail: [email protected]: linktr.ee/aisforapplepodSocial mediatwitter/X: @aisforapplepodInstagram: @aisforapplepod_