Special Postbag Edition #4

It’s the end of season seven, so it is time for the traditional special postbag edition of the podcast. Much is covered: feminist dining tables, 17th-century household books, regional gingerbreads, musk-flavoured sweeties and much more.Thanks to everyone who wrote in with a question, comment or query.The podcast will return in August.Support the podcast and blogs by becoming, if you can, a £3 monthly subscriber, and unlock lots of premium content, or treat me to a one-off virtual pint or coffee: click here.Previous podcast episodes mentioned in today’s episode:Spices with Ian AndersonChristmas Special 2023: Mince PiesThe Philosophy of Chocolate with Sam BiltonHistorical Cookery with Jay ReifelOrmskirk Gingerbread with Anouska Lewis18th Century Tavern Cooking with Marc Meltonville18th Century Dining with Ivan DayRecreating 16th Century Beer with Susan Flavin & Marc MeltonvilleElizabeth Raffald with Alessandra Pino & Neil ButteryFood in Gothic Literature with Alessandra PinoTraditional Food of Lincolnshire with Rachel GreenBlog posts mentioned in today’s episode:Quick & Easy Puff or Rough Puff PastryWhat’s in a Name?: Buttery#446 Lincolnshire Chine#174 Grasmere Gingerbread I#244 Grasmere Gingerbread IIBooks mentioned in today’s episode:The Accomplish’t Cook by Robert MayGood Things in England by Florence WhiteFood in England by Dorothy HartleyLost Country Practices by Dorothy HartleyOther things mentioned in today’s episode:Petit pâté de PézenasStand PiesMusk flavouring in AustraliaThe Dinner Party by Judy ChicagoMuseum of Royal WorcesterFake Food Workshop1699 Commonplace Book pdfUpcoming events:British Library Food Season 2024, 25 May at 2pm. Ludlow Food Festival, Friday 13th September. Warwick Words History Festival, Thursday 3rd October at 4.30pm. Neil’s blogs:‘British Food: a History’ ‘Neil Cooks Grigson’ Neil’s books:Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential HousekeeperA Dark History of Sugar Both are published by Pen & Sword and available from all good bookshops. Don’t forget, there will be more 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 and BlueSky @neilbuttery, or Instagram and Threads dr_neil_buttery. His DMs are open.You can also join the British Food: a History Facebook discussion page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/britishfoodhistoryThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp