A Brace of Pheasant: Farmhouse Christmas Dinner in England in the 1950s
All morning the smell of pheasant roasting had me hovering in the kitchen. Now I was ready. On my plate was a perfect slice of white breastmeat (with a couple…
Read moreThe Dog: The Cook’s Little Helper
Perusing the Sunday paper, I came across a list of gifts for pet owners. I was mildly surprised by the pedometer that measured how many steps your dog had taken…
Read moreButter for Industry. Or Non-Food Uses of Farm Products
From Nick Trachet of the Brussel Nieuws The county of Flanders was in the Ancien Régime known as Butter Country. The peasants made and sold butter and lived on butter…
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