Neil’s polishing off season 5 with a postbag edition of news, readers’ questions, comments and queries, special events and other miscellany.
Previous Episodes discussed in this episode:
Invalid Cookery with Lindsay Middleton
Traditional Food of Lincolnshire with Rachel Green
Christmas Feasting with Annie Gray
Hogmanay and Hamely Kitchen with Paula McIntyre
Eel special: 1. Elvers with 'Elver' Dave
Eel special: 2. Silver Eels with John Wyatt Greenlee
Eel special: 3. The Plight of the Eel with Andrew Kerr
18th Century Dining with Ivan Day
Christmas Special 2021: Christmas Pudding
The British Cook Book with Ben Mervis
Yorkshire Pudding with Elaine Lemm
Upcoming Events:
Celebrations. 37th Leeds Symposium of Food History & Traditions 20 May 2023: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrations-37th-leeds-symposium-of-food-history-traditions-tickets-554704063787?fbclid=IwAR3f6l4dlB23S0_0TYNvQhXTVpyDIqpAc3eb4FmatS2kFvkW5csaqb-8dpg
The Wilder Wedmore Eel Release Project crowdfunder and festival: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-wilder-wedmore-eel-release-project---june-23
Things from the web mentioned in this episode:
Food Matters Live podcast, featuring Neil talking about food innovations: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5y5RWFFDQfQx8vXIHogKQQ?si=36b94a2985e14084
Chambers’ Book of Days: https://www.thebookofdays.com/
Clarissa Dickson-Wright’s BBC TV programme about pigs & Lincolnshire chine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0X37TOqjGA
Raised Pies post on Neil Cooks Grigson: https://neilcooksgrigson.com/2011/03/17/282-raised-pies/
BBC News article on the eel spawning mystery: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63259738
Cornish Pasty post on British Food: a History: https://britishfoodhistory.com/2019/09/13/cornish-pasties/
Early Scots recipe manuscripts: https://digital.nls.uk/recipes/introduction.html
Early Welsh recipe manuscript: https://www.library.wales/discover-learn/digital-exhibitions/manuscripts/early-modern-period/merryell-williamss-book-of-recipes#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-1322%2C-1%2C6102%2C4894
Christopher Monk's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MonksModernMedievalCuisine
Dr Cheung’s breakfast nonsense:
