It is 1805. Your cook has made the following dishes illustrated below from your new cookery book, The Housekeeper's Domestic Library by Charles Millington. Two courses. Which dishes tickle your fancy? What would you eat? Do let me know. - ThreadSky

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theregencycook.bsky.social • 14 days ago

It is 1805. Your cook has made the following dishes illustrated below from your new cookery book, The Housekeeper's Domestic Library by Charles Millington. Two courses.

Which dishes tickle your fancy? What would you eat? Do let me know.

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templinjay.bsky.social•14 days ago

Definitely the veal olives (always delicious, though I usually make them of pork for œconomy), followed by tongue, currie, partridge, mushroom, and orange jelly.

bowman120.bsky.social•14 days ago

Curious about the crimp cod’s head - pressed? And Ox pallets- some treatment of tongue? Would make an interesting meal, and of course everything presented at once…. Do we know if these were eaten in random order, or if people would work through similar to today?

geoffbrock.bsky.social•14 days ago

What on earth is an ox palate?

sarah-drew.com•14 days ago

📌 thanks

ferdzy.bsky.social•14 days ago

I'd have to divide each course in half again. Vermicelli soup, maybe. I do like tongue (2 kinds?!) have some w mashed potatoes.

Then all the veg dishes, and a bit of bread pudding and orange jelly.

ferdzy.bsky.social•14 days ago

There's a cartoon of King George and Queen Charlotte eating a "frugal supper" of salad and boiled eggs in the midst of gilded luxury. I would too if this was typical public dining.

theregencycook.bsky.social•13 days ago

Wonderful. I need to see this. Thanks so much for posting this. Fascinating.

ferdzy.bsky.social•13 days ago

I don't know how well this will link, but
https://www.james-gillray.org/pop/temperance2.html

theregencycook.bsky.social•13 days ago

Thanks so much. It reminds me of the infamous photos of our late Queen’s breakfast with plastic storage containers.