tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745493398948198755.post3087203290058430922..comments2024-03-18T13:19:46.589-07:00Comments on Food History Jottings: White Currants and ElderflowersIvan Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03500437663759868535noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745493398948198755.post-2347922333964057342013-09-27T14:45:19.413-07:002013-09-27T14:45:19.413-07:00Hello Regula,
I am glad that you are planning to ...Hello Regula,<br /><br />I am glad that you are planning to come on some of my courses! I will be publishing the 2014 course schedule next week both here on this blog and on my website www.historicfood.com. So I look forward to hearing from you soon. Thanks so much.<br /><br />Cneers<br /><br />IvanIvan Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500437663759868535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745493398948198755.post-23580932003216373522013-09-27T14:43:07.845-07:002013-09-27T14:43:07.845-07:00Hello Katy,
I am sorry about my late reply, but I ...Hello Katy,<br />I am sorry about my late reply, but I am buried in a project with a looming deadline and have not been able to find much time these past few weeks. Your project does look interesting and worthwhile. Do you know the wonderful work of my colleague Malcolm Thick, who has done a great deal of research on historic market gardens?<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Ivan<br /><br />Ivan Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500437663759868535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745493398948198755.post-87866821457105602762013-09-21T06:56:50.067-07:002013-09-21T06:56:50.067-07:00What a wonderful story about how you became in lov...What a wonderful story about how you became in love with food history. And how lucky you were that in those days you could pick up an ancient book for a fraction of what it costs today. Although it did cost you your pocket money, I'm sure you are not sorry for the pints you might not have the money for to drink because you just bought a 'brand new' old book. I am eagerly awaiting your 2014 course agenda and I am already saving up to come on several courses. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! Regulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043764876719995886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745493398948198755.post-1677032608282775262013-09-19T08:00:15.957-07:002013-09-19T08:00:15.957-07:00Hello Ivan, I am wondering if you would be interes...Hello Ivan, I am wondering if you would be interested in looking at this project - Jam Yesterday Jam Tomorrow http://jamyesterdayjamtomorrow.com/<br />Jam Yesterday Jam Tomorrow is a project that will explore the important but forgotten heritage of the Twickenham, Hampton and Hanworth, Middlesex market garden industry. Through oral histories, archive research and hands-on activities, people of all ages will be able to learn about and decide on ways to restore the lost plant heritage to sites throughout the area. <br />(I found your blog site whilst looking for an image for 'white currrants') Thank you, Katy Cox<br />KT4Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868002588672451374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745493398948198755.post-57310119520162204702013-08-16T01:59:53.390-07:002013-08-16T01:59:53.390-07:00Thanks Michael for noticing the mistake! It is suc...Thanks Michael for noticing the mistake! It is such a long time ago that we had the £. s. d. system in Britain that I now remember it through a haze. I put some thought to this and a half crown was worth thirty old pennies, that is twelve and a half new pence. A crown was worth double that - twenty five pence. So a half crown was an eighth of a pound - that is again in today's money twelve and a half pence! I have corrected the text above accordingly. I was so fortunate to have bought a book like this at such a price. Happy days!<br /><br />Ivan<br />Ivan Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500437663759868535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745493398948198755.post-87576093012726939422013-08-15T17:04:42.209-07:002013-08-15T17:04:42.209-07:00I thought half a crown was 30p.I thought half a crown was 30p.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745493398948198755.post-35475557817273360322013-08-09T15:01:11.578-07:002013-08-09T15:01:11.578-07:00An amazing story about the journey of a food histo...An amazing story about the journey of a food historian! You were lucky to live in England, where you might just find a seventeenth century book going cheap in a secondhand bookshop. ;-) The best I could do in my own teens was about 1876. And I doubt I could do even that nowadays.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745493398948198755.post-79464039698626527722013-08-09T14:17:46.665-07:002013-08-09T14:17:46.665-07:00The English cookery writer Mrs Agnes Marshall who ...The English cookery writer Mrs Agnes Marshall who wrote two books about ice cream at the end of the nineteenth century experimented with liquid gas in the production of ice cream. It is a very quick method and produces a good quality ice cream. Nothing is new - it has all been done before!Ivan Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500437663759868535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745493398948198755.post-11926934440694969842013-08-09T10:06:36.120-07:002013-08-09T10:06:36.120-07:00Can't even imagine, Ivan, what the elderflower...Can't even imagine, Ivan, what the elderflower/white currant ice must taste like. I have made limoncello with my lemons, but it is too strong for my palate (like lemon gasoline might taste). I see chefs in America are now using liquid nitrogen to make ices and ice creams in 60 seconds or so. Wonder if it is smooth or full of crystals...donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.com