Mildly Off-Topic: Victorian Cooking
What with Thanksgiving fast approaching & Christmas/Holidays not far behind, I found this story. Mock Turtle Soup.... must remove the brains? Eww!
In 1896, Boston's Fannie Farmer published the best-selling cookbook of the era - The Boston Cooking School Cook-Book. And in 2007 Chris Kimball, the host of PBS's America's Test Kitchen, set out to re-create that moment in culinary history: He would host an elaborate dinner using Victorian cooking methods outlined in Fannie's book.
Full NPR story here
Or skip right to the food!
In 1896, Boston's Fannie Farmer published the best-selling cookbook of the era - The Boston Cooking School Cook-Book. And in 2007 Chris Kimball, the host of PBS's America's Test Kitchen, set out to re-create that moment in culinary history: He would host an elaborate dinner using Victorian cooking methods outlined in Fannie's book.
Full NPR story here
Or skip right to the food!