The word ‘scotch’ stems likely from an old English term ‘scotching’, which refers to the way meat is minced or chopped for wrapping around the egg. Interestingly, it’s got nothing to do with Scotland at all, although it’s near enough. … Read more
A humble afternoon on the first day of March 2026. Let’s eat some scones and get lazy. These scones do not have to be perfect, just edible. Sweet. Buttery. Nice.
Rape. Take half fyges and half raisouns; pike hem and waishe hem in water. Skalde hem in wyne, bray hem in a morter, and drawe hem thurgh a straynour. Cast hem in a pot and therwith powdur of peper and … Read more
Perrey of pesoun. Take pesown and seeth hem fast, and couere hem, til thei berst; thenne take hem up and cole hem thurgh a cloth. Take oynouns and mynce hem, and seeth hem in the same sewe, and oile therwith; … Read more
What’s the difference between a salmon and a salmon trout? The former is a salmon, which is generally larger in size, oilier and richer, while a salmon trout is a trout, and trouts are usually smaller, milder and not so … Read more
