So next we made – and filmed – Shakespearean gingerbread. The original post and recipe can be found here
Month: October 2016
Afternoon tea
ALGERNON: When I am in trouble, eating is the only thing that consoles me. …At the present moment I am eating muffins because I am unhappy. Besides, I am particularly fond of muffins.
JACK: Well, that is no reason why you should eat them all in that greedy way. (Takes muffins from ALGERNON)
ALGERNON: (Offering tea-cake.) I wish you would have tea-cake instead. I don’t like tea-cake.
(Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest)
Food-wise you can’t get much more quintessentially English than afternoon tea: sandwiches (ideally cucumber and crustless), scones with jam and cream and an array of cakes. Continue reading “Afternoon tea”
Make rout cakes from Jane Austen’s Emma
In my second short film, I show you how to make the rout cakes that are mentioned in Jane Austen’s novel Emma. Continue reading “Make rout cakes from Jane Austen’s Emma”