Mrs Beeton's Christmas plum pudding. Photo © James Horan for Sydney Living Museums
Its that time of year again – unpack the decorations, break out the pudding bowls and clear the kitchen table because its time to get those cakes and puddings ready!
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A stewpan. Detail from Francatelli's cooks guide and advertiser, page 5. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection
When you read 19th century cookbooks the terminology can be unfamiliar. Take this definition of stewing: “the act or operation of seething, or boiling slowly.” [1] Boiling sure, but ‘seething’?
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