Emma Kay, Author, Historian, FRHistS, Archaeologist
@museumofkitchen.bsky.social
Doing Things The Old Way - Historian,Author, Archaeologist with food specialism.Fellow of Royal Historical Society. Online Archaeology Tutor.
Links: https://www.facebook.com/oldway2 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnTyhFgdStZBUTkSxu0qTMQ
Links: https://www.facebook.com/oldway2 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnTyhFgdStZBUTkSxu0qTMQ
Reposted by Emma Kay, Author, Historian, FRHistS, Archaeologist
I can't emphasize enough how important it is for folks who can afford to do so to actively spend money in immigrant communities right now
November 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I can't emphasize enough how important it is for folks who can afford to do so to actively spend money in immigrant communities right now
A few images of this weekend's workshops I ran as part of the 2025 Cirencester History Festival (sadly not enough of the real action)!From Samhain,to Christian Allhollowtide,chocolate in Mexican rituals,how chocolate came to Europe, souling & soul cakes,Christian sugar paste iconography & much more.
November 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
A few images of this weekend's workshops I ran as part of the 2025 Cirencester History Festival (sadly not enough of the real action)!From Samhain,to Christian Allhollowtide,chocolate in Mexican rituals,how chocolate came to Europe, souling & soul cakes,Christian sugar paste iconography & much more.
The latest episode of @englishheritage.bsky.social podcast reveals how beautiful property Wrest Park was once integral to 20c British agriculture, making a global impact with a backstory guaranteed to fascinate!
Click below to hear me chatting all about it
www.english-heritage.org.uk/.../inspire-...
Click below to hear me chatting all about it
www.english-heritage.org.uk/.../inspire-...
September 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The latest episode of @englishheritage.bsky.social podcast reveals how beautiful property Wrest Park was once integral to 20c British agriculture, making a global impact with a backstory guaranteed to fascinate!
Click below to hear me chatting all about it
www.english-heritage.org.uk/.../inspire-...
Click below to hear me chatting all about it
www.english-heritage.org.uk/.../inspire-...
Join me at Cirencester History Festival for a special workshop investigating chocolate's evolution from drink to solid bar. Work with original artefacts from my collection, create& explore chocolate's dark history & Mexican origins. Chocolate, Death & Dia De Los Muertos share.google/geSpLLb6676i...
September 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Join me at Cirencester History Festival for a special workshop investigating chocolate's evolution from drink to solid bar. Work with original artefacts from my collection, create& explore chocolate's dark history & Mexican origins. Chocolate, Death & Dia De Los Muertos share.google/geSpLLb6676i...
Curious to learn more about an early modern era dish called flummery? Well, you can by visiting my Blog museumofkitchenalia.co.uk/museum-blog/...
It's a beautiful thing!
#history
#oldrecipes
#museumofkitchenalia
It's a beautiful thing!
#history
#oldrecipes
#museumofkitchenalia
August 14, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Curious to learn more about an early modern era dish called flummery? Well, you can by visiting my Blog museumofkitchenalia.co.uk/museum-blog/...
It's a beautiful thing!
#history
#oldrecipes
#museumofkitchenalia
It's a beautiful thing!
#history
#oldrecipes
#museumofkitchenalia
Interested in how butter used to be made at home?
My latest YouTube short is up on my channel to show you how, featuring lots of lovely objects from my collection.
youtube.com/shorts/QHGaX...
#museumofkitchenalia
My latest YouTube short is up on my channel to show you how, featuring lots of lovely objects from my collection.
youtube.com/shorts/QHGaX...
#museumofkitchenalia
July 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Interested in how butter used to be made at home?
My latest YouTube short is up on my channel to show you how, featuring lots of lovely objects from my collection.
youtube.com/shorts/QHGaX...
#museumofkitchenalia
My latest YouTube short is up on my channel to show you how, featuring lots of lovely objects from my collection.
youtube.com/shorts/QHGaX...
#museumofkitchenalia
This Autumn something very exciting is happening. Cirencester History Festival will be rolling out a rich,delicious mix of household names, experts in their fields,& local stars (including Ahem, me) !!
That is all I can say for now...
Sign up to the mailing list www.cirencesterhistoryfestival.org
That is all I can say for now...
Sign up to the mailing list www.cirencesterhistoryfestival.org
July 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This Autumn something very exciting is happening. Cirencester History Festival will be rolling out a rich,delicious mix of household names, experts in their fields,& local stars (including Ahem, me) !!
That is all I can say for now...
Sign up to the mailing list www.cirencesterhistoryfestival.org
That is all I can say for now...
Sign up to the mailing list www.cirencesterhistoryfestival.org
Cheese on toast made the old way with a toasting fork and salamander from the 1800s. Watch how it's done.
youtu.be/KBq4vW1F9iM?...
#foodhistory #museumofkitchenalia
youtu.be/KBq4vW1F9iM?...
#foodhistory #museumofkitchenalia
Old vs New - Making Cheese on Toast #antique #museumofkitchenalia #cheeseontoast #salamander
YouTube video by Museum of Kitchenalia
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July 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Cheese on toast made the old way with a toasting fork and salamander from the 1800s. Watch how it's done.
youtu.be/KBq4vW1F9iM?...
#foodhistory #museumofkitchenalia
youtu.be/KBq4vW1F9iM?...
#foodhistory #museumofkitchenalia
Ever wondered what a Trembleuse was? Well, my Blog article reveals all. If you're hankering for a comfy nostalgic hot chocolate in this crazy heat (unless you're somewhere it's crazy cold, in which case you will definitiely be hankering) Visit
museumofkitchenalia.co.uk/museum-blog/...
#chocolate
museumofkitchenalia.co.uk/museum-blog/...
#chocolate
What is it? Trembleuse
This 3-piece cup from the collections of the Museum of Kitchenalia is what is commonly known as a Trembleuse. The idea behind this design, as the name kind of suggests, was to prevent shaky hands from...
museumofkitchenalia.co.uk
July 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Ever wondered what a Trembleuse was? Well, my Blog article reveals all. If you're hankering for a comfy nostalgic hot chocolate in this crazy heat (unless you're somewhere it's crazy cold, in which case you will definitiely be hankering) Visit
museumofkitchenalia.co.uk/museum-blog/...
#chocolate
museumofkitchenalia.co.uk/museum-blog/...
#chocolate
Discover both the history of AND how I got along cooking with this 18th century bar-grate toasting/roasting fork from the collections of the Museum of Kitchenalia in my latest blog post.
Link in Bio.
#hearthcooking #cookingwithfire #museumofkitchenalia #antiques
Link in Bio.
#hearthcooking #cookingwithfire #museumofkitchenalia #antiques
July 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Discover both the history of AND how I got along cooking with this 18th century bar-grate toasting/roasting fork from the collections of the Museum of Kitchenalia in my latest blog post.
Link in Bio.
#hearthcooking #cookingwithfire #museumofkitchenalia #antiques
Link in Bio.
#hearthcooking #cookingwithfire #museumofkitchenalia #antiques
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July 3, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Discover how Riddle Bread was made on a genuine Riddle Board from the collections of the Museum of Kitchenalia.
Visit the Blog at museumofkitchenalia.co.uk/museum-blog
The history of this particular board makes this a prized object in my collection of over 400 objects.
#foodhistory
@HistoryThreads
Visit the Blog at museumofkitchenalia.co.uk/museum-blog
The history of this particular board makes this a prized object in my collection of over 400 objects.
#foodhistory
@HistoryThreads
June 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Discover how Riddle Bread was made on a genuine Riddle Board from the collections of the Museum of Kitchenalia.
Visit the Blog at museumofkitchenalia.co.uk/museum-blog
The history of this particular board makes this a prized object in my collection of over 400 objects.
#foodhistory
@HistoryThreads
Visit the Blog at museumofkitchenalia.co.uk/museum-blog
The history of this particular board makes this a prized object in my collection of over 400 objects.
#foodhistory
@HistoryThreads
Reposted by Emma Kay, Author, Historian, FRHistS, Archaeologist
🎧 Listen: @niamhwycherley.bsky.social(Maynooth Univ.) Explores the unique exhibition Words on the Wave: Ireland & St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe on the Medieval Irish History Podcast—joined by Dr. Diarmuid Ó Riain & Matt Seaver (NMI).
open.spotify.com/episode/3o3x...
open.spotify.com/episode/3o3x...
June 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🎧 Listen: @niamhwycherley.bsky.social(Maynooth Univ.) Explores the unique exhibition Words on the Wave: Ireland & St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe on the Medieval Irish History Podcast—joined by Dr. Diarmuid Ó Riain & Matt Seaver (NMI).
open.spotify.com/episode/3o3x...
open.spotify.com/episode/3o3x...
I came across one of these when visiting a Mexican village.It's a traditional Mayan Pib - a method of cooking I'm writing about for some learning resources.Underground ovens traverse many cultures, but I've never created one myself.
Has anyone done this? I'd love to know.
#ancientcooking
Has anyone done this? I'd love to know.
#ancientcooking
June 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I came across one of these when visiting a Mexican village.It's a traditional Mayan Pib - a method of cooking I'm writing about for some learning resources.Underground ovens traverse many cultures, but I've never created one myself.
Has anyone done this? I'd love to know.
#ancientcooking
Has anyone done this? I'd love to know.
#ancientcooking
Just started developing a new set of 5 block lessons around the Archaeology of food for the online learning site I work for.
The first is the archaeology of cooking &baking.Most of the objects here from my collection date to the late 1700s,1800s.So,I have to work back quite a long way!
#Archaeology
The first is the archaeology of cooking &baking.Most of the objects here from my collection date to the late 1700s,1800s.So,I have to work back quite a long way!
#Archaeology
June 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Just started developing a new set of 5 block lessons around the Archaeology of food for the online learning site I work for.
The first is the archaeology of cooking &baking.Most of the objects here from my collection date to the late 1700s,1800s.So,I have to work back quite a long way!
#Archaeology
The first is the archaeology of cooking &baking.Most of the objects here from my collection date to the late 1700s,1800s.So,I have to work back quite a long way!
#Archaeology
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Ancient Manuscripts, Modern Science!
What links medieval monks, secret ink recipes & ancient cow DNA?
Learn how Scientists used X-ray technology and genetic sequencing to uncover the secrets of 1,200-year-old Irish manuscripts in Switzerland
Read more: museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
#NMIBlog #MuseumBlog
What links medieval monks, secret ink recipes & ancient cow DNA?
Learn how Scientists used X-ray technology and genetic sequencing to uncover the secrets of 1,200-year-old Irish manuscripts in Switzerland
Read more: museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
#NMIBlog #MuseumBlog
June 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ancient Manuscripts, Modern Science!
What links medieval monks, secret ink recipes & ancient cow DNA?
Learn how Scientists used X-ray technology and genetic sequencing to uncover the secrets of 1,200-year-old Irish manuscripts in Switzerland
Read more: museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
#NMIBlog #MuseumBlog
What links medieval monks, secret ink recipes & ancient cow DNA?
Learn how Scientists used X-ray technology and genetic sequencing to uncover the secrets of 1,200-year-old Irish manuscripts in Switzerland
Read more: museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
#NMIBlog #MuseumBlog
Join me Live! (or later on catch up) on Talk Radio Europe.
Stream from www.talkradioeurope.com/ Tomorrow (Weds)just after 2pm. I'll be chatting about Medieval food& my new book Wortes and All.Here's a posset pot & some of its ingredients to get you in the mood. @tre.radio
#medieval
Stream from www.talkradioeurope.com/ Tomorrow (Weds)just after 2pm. I'll be chatting about Medieval food& my new book Wortes and All.Here's a posset pot & some of its ingredients to get you in the mood. @tre.radio
#medieval
May 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Join me Live! (or later on catch up) on Talk Radio Europe.
Stream from www.talkradioeurope.com/ Tomorrow (Weds)just after 2pm. I'll be chatting about Medieval food& my new book Wortes and All.Here's a posset pot & some of its ingredients to get you in the mood. @tre.radio
#medieval
Stream from www.talkradioeurope.com/ Tomorrow (Weds)just after 2pm. I'll be chatting about Medieval food& my new book Wortes and All.Here's a posset pot & some of its ingredients to get you in the mood. @tre.radio
#medieval
For thousands of years corn has been the most valued crop in Mexico. It would have been consumed in various ways in the ancient coastal city of Tulum(real name,Zama). Here I am exploring the ruins while enjoying some esquites in the modern town, built up around the old site. #Archaeology
#mexico
#mexico
May 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
For thousands of years corn has been the most valued crop in Mexico. It would have been consumed in various ways in the ancient coastal city of Tulum(real name,Zama). Here I am exploring the ruins while enjoying some esquites in the modern town, built up around the old site. #Archaeology
#mexico
#mexico
The other day at the Chocolate Museum in Playa del Carmem,which regrettably has no social media presence but great displays & shop. Couldn't stop myself acquiring one of these beautifully crafted Batidora for my collection.
#Chocolate
#Mexico
#adarkhistoryofchocolate
#museumofkitchenalia
#Chocolate
#Mexico
#adarkhistoryofchocolate
#museumofkitchenalia
May 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The other day at the Chocolate Museum in Playa del Carmem,which regrettably has no social media presence but great displays & shop. Couldn't stop myself acquiring one of these beautifully crafted Batidora for my collection.
#Chocolate
#Mexico
#adarkhistoryofchocolate
#museumofkitchenalia
#Chocolate
#Mexico
#adarkhistoryofchocolate
#museumofkitchenalia
Made the most decadent strawberry ice cream yesterday from a great recipe by Felicity Cloake, inspired by Agnes Marshall. Doesn't last long in the dish, & what a dish this is from my collection - A 1930s 'Jade Ware' stunner. Complete with 1940s 'Nutbrown' ice cream scoop.
#museumofkitchenalia
#museumofkitchenalia
April 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Made the most decadent strawberry ice cream yesterday from a great recipe by Felicity Cloake, inspired by Agnes Marshall. Doesn't last long in the dish, & what a dish this is from my collection - A 1930s 'Jade Ware' stunner. Complete with 1940s 'Nutbrown' ice cream scoop.
#museumofkitchenalia
#museumofkitchenalia
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@museumofkitchen.bsky.social’s beautiful new book has finally landed on my doorstep. Can’t wait to dig in!
April 29, 2025 at 5:12 AM
@museumofkitchen.bsky.social’s beautiful new book has finally landed on my doorstep. Can’t wait to dig in!
A few days of much needed alone time
AND after months of planning slog, I finally submitted my Funding Application to make #museumofkitchenalia more accessible to the public, (worth a try!) Made this bad boy this morning, using all my best sweet pastry skills, for the other 2 bad boys in my life.
AND after months of planning slog, I finally submitted my Funding Application to make #museumofkitchenalia more accessible to the public, (worth a try!) Made this bad boy this morning, using all my best sweet pastry skills, for the other 2 bad boys in my life.
April 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A few days of much needed alone time
AND after months of planning slog, I finally submitted my Funding Application to make #museumofkitchenalia more accessible to the public, (worth a try!) Made this bad boy this morning, using all my best sweet pastry skills, for the other 2 bad boys in my life.
AND after months of planning slog, I finally submitted my Funding Application to make #museumofkitchenalia more accessible to the public, (worth a try!) Made this bad boy this morning, using all my best sweet pastry skills, for the other 2 bad boys in my life.
For kudos,expertise & knowledge,"Repast:The Story of Food" (kindly sent to me as an advance copy by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social ),has the perfect ingredients - writer & food journalist @jennylinford.bsky.social & my former employer @BritishMuseum It also has exquisite style & elegance.Out 24 April.
April 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
For kudos,expertise & knowledge,"Repast:The Story of Food" (kindly sent to me as an advance copy by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social ),has the perfect ingredients - writer & food journalist @jennylinford.bsky.social & my former employer @BritishMuseum It also has exquisite style & elegance.Out 24 April.
Very pleasant day yesterday at @nationaltrust.org.uk in Croome.Rewind to my last visit here in 2020 when I was filming all about the black pear for #BBCCcountryfile with Anita Rani. Highlights were the best slice of Victoria Sponge I've had in a while & spotting the famous cockerell umbrella stand.
April 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Very pleasant day yesterday at @nationaltrust.org.uk in Croome.Rewind to my last visit here in 2020 when I was filming all about the black pear for #BBCCcountryfile with Anita Rani. Highlights were the best slice of Victoria Sponge I've had in a while & spotting the famous cockerell umbrella stand.
Happy nearly Easter! Here's a late Victorian wooden stamp to mark Hot Cross Buns from my collection. An almost identical one c. 1860 appeared in the press in the 1950s, from Peterborough Museum. Another metal one resides at Cothele,Cornwall @nationaltrust.org.uk 🐣
#Easter
#museumofkitchenalia
#Easter
#museumofkitchenalia
April 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Happy nearly Easter! Here's a late Victorian wooden stamp to mark Hot Cross Buns from my collection. An almost identical one c. 1860 appeared in the press in the 1950s, from Peterborough Museum. Another metal one resides at Cothele,Cornwall @nationaltrust.org.uk 🐣
#Easter
#museumofkitchenalia
#Easter
#museumofkitchenalia