Comments on: Sally Lunn Buns Recipe: Food and Drink from Jane Austen’s Era

By: Jean at The Delightful Repast

Jean at The Delightful Repast — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:16:27 +0000

Thekla, reall,y of all breads, this is the bread you can make now with a baby in the house. Just stir it up, put it in the fridge, scoop it into a muffin tea, bake and eat. That said, I don’t know how mothers manage anything at all!

By: Thekla Richter

Thekla Richter — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:04:25 +0000

Those sound delicious! Maybe when my baby is older and lets me have a few seconds to myself, I’ll give this recipe a try :)

By: Jean at The Delightful Repast

Jean at The Delightful Repast — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:08:11 +0000

Cheese, along with bread, was a popular breakfast food. And, of course, jams. (I’ll be posting a strawberry jam recipe on Friday at The Delightful Repast.) Though they contain sugar, the buns are not sweet. They could accompany any meal. At Sally Lunn’s in Bath they are used in hot dishes as well as cold sandwiches. Do let me know how you like them.

By: Stephani

Stephani — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:01:14 +0000

These sound wonderful! I’m definitely going to try them. What kind of toppings would have been eaten with these? Jams, fruit curds, cheese spreads, savory sauces or gravy?

By: Jean at The Delightful Repast

Jean at The Delightful Repast — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:23:42 +0000

Thank you, Lorraine. And do let me know how the recipe turned out for you and what you put on the buns. And, as Vic said, try out more of my recipes at The Delightful Repast, and tell me about it. I never tire of hearing about FOOD!

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:41:10 +0000

Perfect! , i ´ll have a lot of time this summer to prepare some delicious recipes *_*. Thanks!!

By: Vic

Vic — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:14:32 +0000

Thanks, Lorraine. Try out the other recipes on The Delightful Repast as well. They look scrumptious!

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:21:43 +0000

I love your blog, it´s perfect!!! , and this recipe… i think i´ll try to do Sally Lunn Buns to celebrate the end of the exams!!!

By: Vic

Vic — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:42:02 +0000

Thank you! And may I say that I adore the color of red hair.

By: The Redhead Riter

The Redhead Riter — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:02:45 +0000

This is a delightful blog!

By: mefoley

mefoley — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:55:46 +0000

Oh, so you did! SO sorry, Jean (and sorry to the site for all this verbiage from me on cluttering up the comments).

Clearly I need to slow down and be more careful — apologies!

(My Sally Lunn is rising–I hope–in the kitchen as we speak.)

I beg your pardon!

By: Jean at The Delightful Repast

Jean at The Delightful Repast — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:33:32 +0000

Right, I did say “your mother.” It happens all the time, someone writing down her mother’s recipe and not getting it quite right. But, as I said, I don’t think this was necessarily an error on your mother’s part–it’s just that your grandmother made the other kind of Sally Lunn, the kind that is popular in the South.