Edible History: Easy Recipes for Homemade Mother of Vinegar, Apple Cider Vinegar, and Wine Vinegareasy recipes
A couple weeks ago I was invited by the iconic British condiment company,Sarson’s, to have a look around their factory and see the process of vinegar-making. They contacted me as they had noticed my little blog and thought I might be interested in seeing what they do because they make ...
There were several ways of preparing it; if fresh it was poached and served in slices. In the late 14th century manuscriptForme of Cury, it is served withfrumenty.[5]Sometimes it was cooked in a broth with wine, vinegar, bread, onions and its own blood.[6]It was also salted and co...
I was rather odd in flavour, I added soft dark brown sugar and a couple of tablespoons of red wine vinegar, let it stand for a few hours and then passed it through a scalded tea towel sat in a sieve. It could make an interesting mediaeval version of aYorkshire Curd TartI think. 9 C...
The examples I’ve noted below were all Christmas gifts of the Royal Family. A vinaigrette from the Regency era would have contained smelling salts or vinegar. Dowager Lady Ingham resorted to hers throughout Georgette Heyer’s novel,Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle. It was usually supplied by Mu...
I have no problem with the black and white format, but I wanted the image to bridge the history of the story with the modern relevance to leadership. I also wanted it to stand out a bit. Although the website deals with a topic that predated wide use of color photography, I try hard...
Venison is best marinated before cooking; it adds a complexity of flavour to the meat and makes it even more tender. Many recipes go into great detail about how this should be done using cooked marinades, but I think the best is also the simplest: red wine, red wine vinegar, olive oil...
I had completely forgotten what I had bottled up; the rubber gasket was completely dried out and cracked, and I was certain that the contents would be thoroughly oxidized, if not vinegar. Instead, what poured out was an extremely delightful apple cider. Huge apple on the nose, lovely flavor...