The Regency Cook

Thanks SO much for this Christie. I really appreciate it.

Taking Tea on a Summer Afternoon Join us for a virtual gathering where we can relax, sip on some tea, and discover the history of tea and the food that went with it.

Love tea? Love "taking tea"? Love the idea of something fun to do this summer with friends? Want to support food history and a really lovely person? Join @theregencycook.bsky.social for this online class! (Video will be available afterward if you can't make it!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/taking-tea...

Scones. Fresh from my oven. Are you a scone lover too?

You may be, like me, fascinated by these brother grocers, the Polite Grocers who ran a shop in London's Strand in the early eighteenth century.

Notice the sugar cones behind & above them & see the containers of tea. They are weighing out coffee.

From British Museum collection.

Adorable isn't it?

A place to ponder. It’s my allotment just 7 minutes from my home.

Could you see yourself sitting here under a blossoming damson tree?

Truly fascinating. Thank you.

Fascinating. Btw If you've not read Dan Jurafsky's chapter on it in The Language of Food I can highly recommend it.

I can but approve :)

Find yourself on the streets of London in the eighteenth century? Hungry with little money? Eating-cellars will serve you cheaply a shin of beef, tripe, cow-heel or sausages in the company of hackney coachmen, draymen & out of place footmen.

Would you dare to join me?

Which FOODS go well with a cup of tea? I'm partial to a teacake. Not a cake at all but a sweet bread roll, with dried fruit, often toasted. Which food do you like with your cup of tea?

Do let me know.

I'd certainly give it a go if I couldn't get lard but I do fear of the whole dish tasting much too much of bacon...

Only a fool would fail to fift their fine fugar.

My pleasure Rachel. One of my favourite things to do is share books that I have loved.

I wish to travel to Lewes, East Sussex in 1759 and feast upon Apple-fritters a la Bavarre as found in William Verral's book A Complete System of Cookery.

Will you join me?

Great isn’t it? I love the story of how these trade cards survived. Many wonderful collectors.

My pleasure Maria.

How utterly marvellous!

Humbled. Thank you Megan.

It’s local. From Lewes & the lovely people at Darcy’s Clothing.

Most reassuring August. Thank you.

Very pleased. And welcome.

Paul is a treasure. Any time you want to clear your head, breathe, return to a slower and simpler era of friendly conversation, and look at and learn about delicious and also curious food, take a peek at his thread and give him a follow!

Oh yes. Send me an email and I can arrange it for you Belle. Paul.g.couchman@gmail.com

I must start working on a book. And I’d be beyond delighted to see it at Scheltema books one day. Thank you Casper.

I’m trying to see how many active followers I have interested in Georgian & Regency cookery.

So, if you see this post and you follow me, do drop anything (gif, words, kind words, etc) down below.

A tip. Be careful eating Milk Gruel as a servant in 1770.

A farmer may have put arsenic in a batch of oatmeal that you may end up eating.

Pleased to read that no lives were lost this time but do be careful when time-travelling...

Seen in the Chester Courant, 25th Sept. 1770.

Feeding the Poor and Feasting with the Wealthy How the poor ate frugally and the rich feasted lavishly. From sumptuous suppers to humble pie. Enticing social history and historic food.

My next online class:

How the poor ate frugally and the rich feasted lavishly. From sumptuous suppers to humble pie. Enticing social history and historic food.

Tempting?
Find out more & join in here:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/feeding-th...

Thanks so much. It reminds me of the infamous photos of our late Queen’s breakfast with plastic storage containers.

Well seen. Yes indeed.

Wonderful. I need to see this. Thanks so much for posting this. Fascinating.