Therefore, I just so happened to find the ideal recipe in my 1903 edition of Mrs Beeton’s One Shilling Cookery Book, which originally belonged to my great great grandmother Georgina. There follow chapters on the kitchen itself, "marketing" (choosing good-quality produce at the market), and an introduction to cookery (Chapter 6). Boil the milk, and add to it, whilst boiling, the carbonate of soda, which must be well stirred into it, and, with the milk, mix the other ingredients. As well as recipes the book contained advice regarding household management, childcare, etiquette, entertaining and the employment of servants. However, in 1862 they sold their literary creation to William Cox but little did they know, it would transpire to be one of the longest-serving English magazines dedicated to women and fashion.

Although, a trifle amused, albeit a pinch shocked by some of the recipes one just so happens to cast an eye on! To be frank, Paul Hollywood would have scowled at the bottom of the pastry as I cut into the steaming rhubarb. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive.It was light and refreshing and would be lovely on a warm sunny day with a barbecue, or even in a sandwich. The book begins with general chapters on the duties of the "mistress", the housekeeper, and the cook. The 1907 edition runs to some 30 full-page colour plates and over 100 full-page illustrations in monochrome.

The process involves beating the egg and combining it with a tablespoonful of water, before merging it with a water and sherry mixture that has been gently heated up.The batter needs to be room temperature as it will help your pudding to rise immediately in the oven. Mode: Rub the butter into the flour until it is quite fine; add the caraway seeds, currants (which should be nicely washed, picked, and dried), sugar, and candied peel cut into thin slices; mix these well together, and moisten with the eggs, which should be well whisked.