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September 3, 2007 by Vic

Although England was at war with France during the Regency Era, the upper crust considered it fashionable to hire a French chef. This common practice was considered a folly by cookery book author, Hannah Glasse, who said her fellow Englishmen “would rather be impos’d on by a French Booby, than give Encouragement to a good English Cook!”

For the more ordinary households, the most popular cookery books of the era were written by women: Eliza Smith,1727; Hannah Glasse, 1747; and Elizabeth Raffald,1769. Hanna’s wildly popular book was reprinted 17 times between 1747 and 1803! In those days, the authors borrowed recipes liberally from each other, but Mrs. Glasse’s recipes were more detailed and clearly written than most. “I have attempted a Branch of Cookery which Nobody has yet thought worth their while to write upon…My Intention is to instruct the lower Sort [so that] every servant who can read will be capable of making a tolerable good Cook.” Tipsy Cake
Reading Hannah’s recipes, we can see how much our tastes in food have changed. Her Cookery Book included recipes for Jugged Pigeons, Potted Venison, Fried Celery, Tipsy Cake, and Salamangundy (a salad made with cuccumber, apples, grapes, herring, red cabbage, hard boiled eggs, and cooked fowl.) As to how the food of the day tasted, here are Jane Austen’s words, scribbled to Cassandra in 1808:

“The Widgeon and the preserved ginger were as delicious as one could wish. But as to our black butter, do not decoy anybody to Southampton by such a lure, for it is all gone …”

From Food: and Cooking in 18th Century Britain: History and Recipes, Jennifer Snead, English Heritage, ISBN 1 85074 084 4

  • The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy, Hannah Glasse, 1747
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  1. on September 3, 2007 at 22:08 Rebecca Hasenauer

    What a beautiful new site, congratulations!

    I’ve updated my links, and thank you for your kind words.

    Reading this post reminded me of something I’d found online. You might enjoy these BBC Radio 4 tidbits about Jane Austen and cooking

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/04/2006_22_fri.shtml

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/04/2006_11_wed.shtml

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/04/2006_22_fri.shtml

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/2003_43_wed_05.shtml


  2. on September 3, 2007 at 23:13 Ms. Place

    Thank you, Rebecca! I had not heard these podcasts before, and I thought I was pretty well caught up on my Jane A. podcasts.

    I appreciate your compliment!


  3. on September 4, 2007 at 04:39 rahasenauer

    You’ve inspired me to change it up!

    I couldn’t stop looking and wondering at you lovely new blog so I’ve made the move over to WordPress too.

    Thanks for introducing us all to this wonderful space, you trailblazer!



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