In the morning take a chicken that was killed the night before and skin it without hot water so the skin does not tear, then…
Get a chicken and cut it up very small and put it in a carafe with a little rosewater and a little whole cinnamon;…
Weaving, this week. Making new legwraps. I used Peter Beatson’s information, and Harrisville Shetland yarn. Modern loom, modern tools. http://miklagard.nvg.org.au/articles/legwraps1.htm
I have been busy making dishes and vessels, working in the garden, and using up winter stores. This kiln is soda fired, which is the…
Bolognese Torte. Get a pound of new cheese and of old cheese, and grate it; get well cleaned chard, parsley and marjoram, and beat them…
When I was a kid, Mom would splash out on a capon once or twice a year. They are almost impossible to get now, because…
66 A game pie Take beef fat, and chop it small, and rosemary, which can be fresh or dried. If you have none, take marjoram…
Sometimes a recipe fails for completely modern reasons. Hemp seed “mustard”, a porridge, is about the same consistency as a grainy mustard, but has a…
Recipe XXVI. One should roast a hen and cut it into pieces. Add to some broth lard, a little garlic, salt, and egg yolks,…
Finally, it is spring. It’s been quite the winter, as we are all a little too aware. Now, at long last, it’s time to plant…