Welcome to a special bonus episode of the podcast which is a collaboration between myself and the Delicious Legacy, hosted by Thomas Ntinas. It’s all about some of the women who were writing cookery books in the 18th century, their characters and the influence they still have upon us today. Things mentioned in today’s episode: Thomas’s podcast Delicious Legacy The Compleat Housewife by Eliza Smith The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy by Hannah Glasse Professed Cookery by Ann Cook The Experienced English Housekeeper by Elizabeth Raffald Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential Housekeeper A. Cook’s Perspective: A Fascinating Insight into 18th-century Recipes by Two Historic Cooks by Clarissa F. Dillon & Deborah J. Peterson More on Yorkshire Christmas Pyes Neil’s disastrous Christmas Pye Ivan Day’s Historic Ices course Don’t forget, there will be postbag episodes in the future, so if you have any questions or queries about today’s episode, or indeed any episode, or have a question about the history of British food please email Neil at [email protected], or on twitter @neilbuttery, or Instagram and Threads dr_neil_buttery his DMs are open. Youcan also join the British Food: a History Facebook discussion page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/britishfoodhistory Neil’s blogs: ‘British Food: a History’ ‘Neil Cooks Grigson’ Neil’s books: Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential Housekeeper A Dark History of Sugar Both are published by Pen & Sword and available from all good bookshops....