Today marks the bicentenary of the birth of Charlotte Bronte, the eldest of the three novelist sisters. Having previously blogged about food in Jane Eyre (published 1847), I thought that today would be a good opportunity to revisit these posts and what we learn about food in Bronte’s best-known novel. Continue reading “Charlotte Bronte and food”
Category: 19th century literature
Eating Out
I love eating out almost as much as I love cooking. And living in London as I do, I’m lucky enough to have an amazing array of restaurants within easy reach offering me all types of food. Continue reading “Eating Out”
Don’t blame the cook!
Everyone who cooks knows that cooking is an unpredictable business. A faithful recipe we have cooked time and time again to perfection doesn’t come out as we expected it to. You take your eye off the clock for one minute and a burning smell begins to emanate from the oven. You take a beautifully-risen cake out of the oven, and when your back is turned it sinks. Continue reading “Don’t blame the cook!”
Who Stole the Tarts?
The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne …. In the very middle of the court was a table, with a large dish of tarts upon it: they looked so good, that it made Alice quite hungry to look them – “I wish they’d get the trial done,” she thought, “and hand round the refreshments!”
(Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll)