The archives hold a wealth of information on homemade remedies and recipes to save money during these trying times; from making your own cheese, biscuits, cakes, and sweets to your own cold remedies… (a disclaimer – while some are interesting insights into how ailments were treated in the past we would not recommend all)! There… Read more Tightening the purse strings – Money saving tips from the archives!
Whilst listing items from the Frink archive, one of our team, Clare, came across The Artists’ and Writers’ CookBook, published in 1961, beautifully illustrated with 19th-century engravings and original drawings by Marcel Duchamp, Robert Osborn, and Alexandre Istrati. In this blog, she explains why she was so fascinated with the book… — It’s a collection… Read more Finding Frink – The Artists’ and Writers’ Cook Book
If you asked someone for a food associated with Dorset, you might get the following responses Dorset Knobs, Dorset Blue Vinney, Portland Pudding, Dorset Horn, the Dorset Naga… Chances are though that the most popular response would be Dorset Apple Cake. The Dorset poet William Barnes mentions an apple cake of sorts in his poem… Read more Cooking the Books – Dorset Apple Cake
Following the huge success of my previous attempt at making a recipe from one of the old recipe books held here at the archives, I thought it best to give it another go. As most people are still home schooling, here’s an easy recipe with a dash of history added for flavour (although you might… Read more Cooking the Books (part 2)
Whilst browsing through the archive catalogue seeking inspiration, Collections Archivist Owen came across the Bloxworth Estate archive (D-BLX), and when looking amongst the Family papers saw that there were several recipe books listed… — Recipe books can provide a good insight into social history and are always good fun to have a read through. They… Read more Cooking the Books!
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