tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post4947559446935898145..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Martha Lloyd's Household Book - the Original Manuscripts From Jane Austen's KitchenDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-43057326376192582602021-06-28T10:08:47.891+01:002021-06-28T10:08:47.891+01:00I can but pig's trotters on the market here (n...I can but pig's trotters on the market here (never have) but dad remembers eating them as a boy. he says they were better than tripe, but that seems like a low bar to clear to me. Reading the household book was certainly an eye opener. This was a comfortable family - maybe not rich, but not particularly hard up either, and there's no waste. It's very different to a modern kitchen.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-89152554720216633632021-06-28T10:05:40.557+01:002021-06-28T10:05:40.557+01:00It might be nicer than it sounds... The style of l...It might be nicer than it sounds... The style of living is alright if you're rich but for a lot of Austen's characters it sounds like hard everyday work, you'd earn that cup of tea. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-58273402084373988372021-06-24T17:56:26.935+01:002021-06-24T17:56:26.935+01:00Cow heel soup brings to mind the Dandy's comic...Cow heel soup brings to mind the Dandy's comic character Desperate Dan and his diet of cow pie, horns and all. Pig's trotters still occasionally appear on menus in rural French restaurants...jayceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00252396018395433888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-86598170251986741192021-06-24T15:08:58.764+01:002021-06-24T15:08:58.764+01:00Cow's heel soup! That is certainly something t...Cow's heel soup! That is certainly something to think about. My introduction to Austen was in school, P&P. My usually serious English teacher went all over girly when she talked about Austen. I remember her saying she loved how they had tea and the style of living. I wonder if she could have had any inkling of cow's heel soup!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111736625664327019noreply@blogger.com