This is a page from the 1839 hand-written recipe book of Emma Darwin, Charles Darwin's wife. Besides various recipes for such things as Irish Chocolate ("bake for six hours"), Veal Pie and Creme a la Victoire, it includes instructions for boiling rice in Charles's own handwriting. I'm always fascinated by old cookbooks, and reading this it's nice to imagine the famous naturalist and his wife sitting down to dinner together in the evening, chatting over their Mont Coquins Chicken Pie. You can read the entire manuscript here.
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what a terrific find! I read through the first half of the manuscript - was curious what ingredients were used in the time before refrigerators. Thank you for posting this. I'm going back to finish up. I enjoy your blog, it seems you are v. good at finding things a little off the beaten track, but still interesting and fun and often inspiring.
Thanks so much, Tammy! It's wonderful to get this kind of feedback -- I really appreciate it. Thanks for reading!
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Try Emma's cranberry sauce - great with Turkey on Thanksgiving.
wow. six hours. i rather do old cook recipies than new modern ones anyway, food tastes better!
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