Comments on: Beaten up by Beeton?

By: Worried neighbour

Worried neighbour — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 23:18:00 +0000

Really made me chuckle. Arrived here after checking out the fiddle and shell silverware. I own a Mrs Beeton’s cookbook gifted to me by my mother in law, yonks ago. I must find it and have a peek. I didn’t realise Mrs B had such a sense of humour. Thanks

By: Tricks of the trade | The Cook and the Curator | Sydney Living Museums

Tricks of the trade | The Cook and the Curator | Sydney Living Museums — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 03:33:51 +0000

[…] the egg wont crack or break when you make the hole – its a neat trick that our colleague Anna Corkhill showed me. (Demonstrating just how multifaceted the life of a house museum curator can be, she also […]

By: Graham M.

Graham M. — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 13:08:00 +0000

Classic – had me completely convinced until I looked at the posting date!

By: The Cook

The Cook — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:08:00 +0000

Its been a while since I read that book – must revisit it!

By: Louise Lathouwers

Louise Lathouwers — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:53:00 +0000

Reminds me of the scene in Like Water For Chocolate (? I think that’s right) where the cook cries into the wedding cake and everybody becomes overwhelming sad for lost love upon eating it! Did you get teary giggles eating Anna’s bread?

By: Margaret

Margaret — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:23:00 +0000

Having lost my mother at 19 in Canberra, by the time our first baby was born, it was 1975 in Surrey, England, eight or so years later. I relied almost solely for advice upon her old copy of` ` Mrs Beeton`s Household Management `, and despite the entertaining ideas about decorating a nursery, ( and also cooking Australian native wildlife ! ) , it was clear that some things NEVER CHANGE ! Thank you, Isabella ! You saved the day then, and again back in Australia, by providing a recipe for `steak and kidney pudding ` for British Grandad`s birthday one year.

By: Kylie Willison

Kylie Willison — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:23:00 +0000

I love this blog because you never fail to come up with such interesting posts!!