Mmm, syllabub
And while I’m on the subject of food: a friend pointed out Historic Food, a fascinating site about British cooking from the late Middle Ages to the Victorian era. The author gives courses on historically accurate cookery; the site has pictures of forgotten, astonishing culinary tools (my current favorite is the confectioner’s mould to make a sugar four-poster bed). And there are recipes. I’ve always wanted to try my hand at making syllabubs. Or conserve of roses. Or asparagus-shaped ice cream (okay, maybe not). And look at the wonderfully weird jellies! And the tabletop sugar architecture! I feel like throwing a Henry VIII dinner party now.
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