S2E3 B is for Baked Beans, Bath Buns & Bagels

In this episode of Season B, Sam, Neil and Ally focus on the world of baking. Sam cooks up some delicious (or not) baked beans, Neil considers the Bath bun and Ally dives into bagel culture.Useful links, references and things mentioned in the episode:Baked BeansBeans: A History by Ken Albala (2007)The Frugal Housewife by Lydia Maria Child (1829)The Boston Cooking-School Cookbook by Fannie Merrit Farmer (1896) - (this is a link to the 1910 version)The Truth about Baked Beans by Megan Muckenhoupt  (2015)America’s Founding Food: The Story of New England Cooking by Keith Stavely & Kathleen Fitzgerald (2004)A shilling cookery for the people : embracing an entirely new system of plain cookery and domestic economy by Alexis Soyer (1854)Britain’s obsession with baked beansWhat’s For Tea, Mum? Beanz Meanz The Who!Martha Stewart’s Boston Baked BeansBath BunsEnglish Bread & Yeast Cookery by Elizabeth David (1977)English Food by Jane Grigson (3rd edition, 1992)The Taste of Britain by Laura Mason and Catherine Brown (1999)Neil’s recipe for seed cakeNeil’s recipe for wigsCobb’s Bath Buns recipe on Neil Cooks GrigsonThe Bath Bun TeashoppeBagelshttps://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/food/recipes/g43212153/street-party-food-ideas-recipes/https://www.vice.com/en/article/these-black-bagels-are-the-anti-rainbow-bagel/The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread by Maria Balinska https://fairmountbagel.com/bagels-in-space/Prince William and Kate Make Bagels in East London: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhhDQeLWMfY https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2014/06/17/curious-history-bagel/ https://www.thejc.com/lets-eat/bagels-can-change-your-perspective-on-history-by77e9srhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/these-black-bagels-are-the-anti-rainbow-bagel/https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2024/03/meet-the-trader-a-jewish-bakery-founded-by-a-ukranian-refugee-serving-the-local-muslim-community/