Posted in - Mrs C.S. Peel's Recipes & Rationing & Recipes on February 3rd 2014
Mrs C Mrs C S Peel; rabbit soup war rationing
I made this before I made the previous recipe for rabbit stew. So thorough was the use of food during the First World War Rationing period, that the scraps were taken from the bones used for the soup. I took 75g/3oz of meat from the bones which was pretty impressive for meat which may otherwise have ended in …
Posted in - Mrs C.S. Peel's Recipes & Vegetarian on October 10th 2013
comfort French rice soup
Lunch today was unplanned. Often when I am alone I don’t have any, or sampling the recipes which is my every day task, is enough. My husband turned up unexpectedly and I opened The Daily Mail Cookery Book, 1922, in the hope that inspiration would pop out of the page…. and it did! We had …
Posted in - Bake & Mrs C.S. Peel's Recipes & Recipes on May 8th 2013
bake bread butter chewy rolls soup vienna
Gradually working my way through my great great Granny’s recipes and adapting as I go, I was so excited to discover these buns. From “Still Room Cookery (1905)” Article.
The rolls in the nearer part of the photograph which are not glossy have not been brushed with milk. The shinier at the back of the photograph …
Posted in - Recipes & Vegetarian on May 2nd 2013
healthy soup wild garlic
A few years ago when we first moved to Dorset, I was asked to cater for an Architects’ lunch at the DCRS (Dorset Centre for Rural Skills) at £5 a head. Wondering how on earth I could do this and make a profit, whilst walking my dogs I saw swathes of wild garlic and therein lay the answer: wild …
Posted in - Healthy Recipes & Recipes on January 11th 2013
ham pea soup stock
I bought some very happy well bred ham and after soaking and boiling it, decided to use the lovely hamy salty stock to make soup. So I added a load of frozen peas. Because I am unable to give you precise measurements for the ham/liquid ratio because I do not know the size of pan you will use, take these …