Ye Olde Cooke Booke :)

[skauwt]

i thought a few folk who like cooking and are into there period foods might enjoy ,this i saw a new snippet about it tonight online
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/8108213.stm

the cook book in question

http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/foc/

[Pleater]

I'll have to look at all of the book when I have time.

The snippet given was quite strange, though. My mum always used to soak rice overnight and then wash it next morning - when I had to take some rice into school for cookery I got into trouble because the teacher wanted it as it came out of the packet and I brought it in water in a jar.

I wonder if the technique had been handed down in the family.

I shall have to ask my aunts if they do the same...

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[KFCarter]

Really interesting stuff, thanks for that. Had to laugh at the curator's comment, though, "it's very much suck it and see, but great for experimenting"

I love to putter around in the kitchen... might have to try some of that experimenting.

[skauwt]

I'll have to look at all of the book when I have time.

The snippet given was quite strange, though. My mum always used to soak rice overnight and then wash it next morning - when I had to take some rice into school for cookery I got into trouble because the teacher wanted it as it came out of the packet and I brought it in water in a jar.

I wonder if the technique had been handed down in the family.

I shall have to ask my aunts if they do the same...

Anne the Pleater :oots:

my mum used to soak it overnight but I'm not sure she bothers as much these days with so many boil in a bag foods on offer now and with the 6 of us gone from the nest she doesnt really have to worry about sorting out meals the way she used to