tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post5155339793829073607..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: ON OBSOLESCENCE, by Jane BorodaleMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-7983576766973498632012-08-23T16:30:52.940+01:002012-08-23T16:30:52.940+01:00Ooh, that looks lovely!Ooh, that looks lovely!Essie Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04611324005960689918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-9795722104933716692012-08-23T12:00:30.504+01:002012-08-23T12:00:30.504+01:00PS. Fascinating to discover that blancmanger is qu...PS. Fascinating to discover that blancmanger is quite different from blancmange - sounds gorgeous.Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-53051636962701608002012-08-23T11:59:26.652+01:002012-08-23T11:59:26.652+01:00I must try it, but will have to plant tansy first....I must try it, but will have to plant tansy first. I use sweet cicely for sauces, it is a native plant that tastes very like chervil, and substitutes deliciously for that herb, plus it grows like a weed in a secluded part of the garden, whereas chervil has to be grown from seed and the slugs like it too much for that to be an easy task!Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-12274140225741888422012-08-23T06:29:07.513+01:002012-08-23T06:29:07.513+01:00Inspired by Jane, I will blog about making a Roman...Inspired by Jane, I will blog about making a Roman libum (honey cake) and also dispel some myths about garum! ;-)Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-82299550118499905432012-08-22T18:02:51.121+01:002012-08-22T18:02:51.121+01:00Am loving all these ignored dishes. The Roman libu...Am loving all these ignored dishes. The Roman libum sounds VERY good. I once made a Roman baked egg and honey dish that was popular in our household.<br /><br />Mary - re eggs, I used 2. I thought that would be ok as mine were going to be much larger than Hannah Glasse's eggs. And one had to choose between Naples bisket OR white bread, not both. (Other recipes suggested manchet rolls. Some also suggested baking the egg sauce in a pastry case.)Jane Borodalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869783602793206715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-13077750434979761862012-08-22T17:57:48.816+01:002012-08-22T17:57:48.816+01:00Ooh, pass me a slice!Ooh, pass me a slice!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-65982414450720343612012-08-22T15:17:13.007+01:002012-08-22T15:17:13.007+01:00What a super post! That cheese and flour thing of ...What a super post! That cheese and flour thing of Caroline's sounds a bit like a Roman version of a cheese scone!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-38398223141039430402012-08-22T13:03:55.591+01:002012-08-22T13:03:55.591+01:00Did you use two and a half eggs? And what about th...Did you use two and a half eggs? And what about the Naples bisket? <br /><br />Very intriguing.<br /><br />And Caroline, isn't Garum made from fish guts? I think even if I were not vegetarian I would pass on that one!Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-86064352337289767232012-08-22T10:09:16.235+01:002012-08-22T10:09:16.235+01:00I'd love to try some Tansy Pudding, Pepys is a...I'd love to try some Tansy Pudding, Pepys is always eating it. I once tried to make caudle - a spicy, eggy, wine drink.GrubStLodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688293269271572695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-3735373177383403872012-08-22T07:44:21.217+01:002012-08-22T07:44:21.217+01:00Gosh - edible research! Why have I never tried it...Gosh - edible research! Why have I never tried it? Although I did once make a syllabub according to a medieval recipe. Unfortunately it was 20 years ago and I can't lay my hands on it, but it did involve sherry (sack) and sugar and lots of whipped cream. Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-78746531837927152892012-08-22T06:30:08.400+01:002012-08-22T06:30:08.400+01:00What a tasty post! I loved it. Never heard of tans...What a tasty post! I loved it. Never heard of tansy... <br /><br />I would bring back the Roman *libum* a cake made with salty white cheese and honey which the Romans offered to the gods! <br /><br />Cato, On Agriculture 75<br />How to make a sacrificial cake. Crush two pounds of cheese in a mixing bowl; when that is thoroughy done, add a pound of wheat flour or, if you want the cake to be lighter, use half a pound of fine flour. Mix well with the cheese. Add an egg. Mix together well. Make it into a loaf, put it on leaves and bake slowly on a warm hearth under a crock. When cooked, coat with honey. <br /><br />And I'd love to try real Roman *garum* or fish-sauce, like a cross between Worcestershire sauce and Thai Fish Sauce... only different!Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-86356437309120082832012-08-22T04:23:51.043+01:002012-08-22T04:23:51.043+01:00Blancmanger, basically white chicken, rice, almond...Blancmanger, basically white chicken, rice, almonds and a little saffron -- for the very noblest palates and stomachs -- tasted really fantastic when my husband and I made it! Thanks for this interesting re-creation.Jessica Knausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049731983377756203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-43305405201388810632012-08-22T01:47:26.248+01:002012-08-22T01:47:26.248+01:00Most surely elderberry wine-which h likely went ou...Most surely elderberry wine-which h likely went out of fashion due to the labor intensive process-here is a link to a video demonstration:<br />http://youtu.be/dMzdLIGlmFIMs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09479767121319709878noreply@blogger.com