The Regency Cook
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Helping you to discover 18th & 19th century food & history. www.paulcouchman.co.uk
Scones. Fresh from my oven. Are you a scone lover too?
May 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Scones. Fresh from my oven. Are you a scone lover too?
You may be, like me, fascinated by these brother grocers, the Polite Grocers who ran a shop in London's Strand in the early eighteenth century.
Notice the sugar cones behind & above them & see the containers of tea. They are weighing out coffee.
From British Museum collection.
Adorable isn't it?
Notice the sugar cones behind & above them & see the containers of tea. They are weighing out coffee.
From British Museum collection.
Adorable isn't it?
April 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
You may be, like me, fascinated by these brother grocers, the Polite Grocers who ran a shop in London's Strand in the early eighteenth century.
Notice the sugar cones behind & above them & see the containers of tea. They are weighing out coffee.
From British Museum collection.
Adorable isn't it?
Notice the sugar cones behind & above them & see the containers of tea. They are weighing out coffee.
From British Museum collection.
Adorable isn't it?
A place to ponder. It’s my allotment just 7 minutes from my home.
Could you see yourself sitting here under a blossoming damson tree?
Could you see yourself sitting here under a blossoming damson tree?
April 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A place to ponder. It’s my allotment just 7 minutes from my home.
Could you see yourself sitting here under a blossoming damson tree?
Could you see yourself sitting here under a blossoming damson tree?
Find yourself on the streets of London in the eighteenth century? Hungry with little money? Eating-cellars will serve you cheaply a shin of beef, tripe, cow-heel or sausages in the company of hackney coachmen, draymen & out of place footmen.
Would you dare to join me?
Would you dare to join me?
March 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Find yourself on the streets of London in the eighteenth century? Hungry with little money? Eating-cellars will serve you cheaply a shin of beef, tripe, cow-heel or sausages in the company of hackney coachmen, draymen & out of place footmen.
Would you dare to join me?
Would you dare to join me?
Which FOODS go well with a cup of tea? I'm partial to a teacake. Not a cake at all but a sweet bread roll, with dried fruit, often toasted. Which food do you like with your cup of tea?
Do let me know.
Do let me know.
March 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Which FOODS go well with a cup of tea? I'm partial to a teacake. Not a cake at all but a sweet bread roll, with dried fruit, often toasted. Which food do you like with your cup of tea?
Do let me know.
Do let me know.
I wish to travel to Lewes, East Sussex in 1759 and feast upon Apple-fritters a la Bavarre as found in William Verral's book A Complete System of Cookery.
Will you join me?
Will you join me?
March 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I wish to travel to Lewes, East Sussex in 1759 and feast upon Apple-fritters a la Bavarre as found in William Verral's book A Complete System of Cookery.
Will you join me?
Will you join me?
I’m trying to see how many active followers I have interested in Georgian & Regency cookery.
So, if you see this post and you follow me, do drop anything (gif, words, kind words, etc) down below.
So, if you see this post and you follow me, do drop anything (gif, words, kind words, etc) down below.
March 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I’m trying to see how many active followers I have interested in Georgian & Regency cookery.
So, if you see this post and you follow me, do drop anything (gif, words, kind words, etc) down below.
So, if you see this post and you follow me, do drop anything (gif, words, kind words, etc) down below.
A tip. Be careful eating Milk Gruel as a servant in 1770.
A farmer may have put arsenic in a batch of oatmeal that you may end up eating.
Pleased to read that no lives were lost this time but do be careful when time-travelling...
Seen in the Chester Courant, 25th Sept. 1770.
A farmer may have put arsenic in a batch of oatmeal that you may end up eating.
Pleased to read that no lives were lost this time but do be careful when time-travelling...
Seen in the Chester Courant, 25th Sept. 1770.
February 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A tip. Be careful eating Milk Gruel as a servant in 1770.
A farmer may have put arsenic in a batch of oatmeal that you may end up eating.
Pleased to read that no lives were lost this time but do be careful when time-travelling...
Seen in the Chester Courant, 25th Sept. 1770.
A farmer may have put arsenic in a batch of oatmeal that you may end up eating.
Pleased to read that no lives were lost this time but do be careful when time-travelling...
Seen in the Chester Courant, 25th Sept. 1770.
It is 1805. Your cook has made the following dishes illustrated below from your new cookery book, The Housekeeper's Domestic Library by Charles Millington. Two courses.
Which dishes tickle your fancy? What would you eat? Do let me know.
Which dishes tickle your fancy? What would you eat? Do let me know.
February 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It is 1805. Your cook has made the following dishes illustrated below from your new cookery book, The Housekeeper's Domestic Library by Charles Millington. Two courses.
Which dishes tickle your fancy? What would you eat? Do let me know.
Which dishes tickle your fancy? What would you eat? Do let me know.
A manuscript cookbook from the 1830s appeared.
My mission? To cook recipes from it in a 1830s kitchen.
A good idea? Love to hear your thoughts.
paulcouchman.co.uk
My mission? To cook recipes from it in a 1830s kitchen.
A good idea? Love to hear your thoughts.
paulcouchman.co.uk
February 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A manuscript cookbook from the 1830s appeared.
My mission? To cook recipes from it in a 1830s kitchen.
A good idea? Love to hear your thoughts.
paulcouchman.co.uk
My mission? To cook recipes from it in a 1830s kitchen.
A good idea? Love to hear your thoughts.
paulcouchman.co.uk
If wandering the streets in the 1700s do not be fooled by 'Taverns'.
Now associated with dingy, small drinking places from the mid-18th century some taverns were elegant & spacious with banquets & even music. An example is the London Tavern on Bishopsgate, London.
Interesting?
Now associated with dingy, small drinking places from the mid-18th century some taverns were elegant & spacious with banquets & even music. An example is the London Tavern on Bishopsgate, London.
Interesting?
February 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If wandering the streets in the 1700s do not be fooled by 'Taverns'.
Now associated with dingy, small drinking places from the mid-18th century some taverns were elegant & spacious with banquets & even music. An example is the London Tavern on Bishopsgate, London.
Interesting?
Now associated with dingy, small drinking places from the mid-18th century some taverns were elegant & spacious with banquets & even music. An example is the London Tavern on Bishopsgate, London.
Interesting?
A tavern, a lady and Mr Farley’s cookery book. The connection? All revealed in my newsletter.
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February 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A tavern, a lady and Mr Farley’s cookery book. The connection? All revealed in my newsletter.
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Every week I sit behind my desk & send off another missive about food & history.
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February 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Every week I sit behind my desk & send off another missive about food & history.
You may wish to be entertained by my words.
You may subscribe here: paulcouchman.co.uk/newsletter/
You may wish to be entertained by my words.
You may subscribe here: paulcouchman.co.uk/newsletter/
If wandering the streets in the 1700s do not be fooled by 'Taverns'.
Now associated with dingy, small drinking places from the mid-18th century some taverns were elegant & spacious with banquets & even music. An example is the London Tavern on Bishopsgate, London.
Interesting?
Now associated with dingy, small drinking places from the mid-18th century some taverns were elegant & spacious with banquets & even music. An example is the London Tavern on Bishopsgate, London.
Interesting?
February 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
If wandering the streets in the 1700s do not be fooled by 'Taverns'.
Now associated with dingy, small drinking places from the mid-18th century some taverns were elegant & spacious with banquets & even music. An example is the London Tavern on Bishopsgate, London.
Interesting?
Now associated with dingy, small drinking places from the mid-18th century some taverns were elegant & spacious with banquets & even music. An example is the London Tavern on Bishopsgate, London.
Interesting?
My delight at finding a recipe for Lady Leicester's Spanish Pap.
It is a rich rice pudding.
Boil cream with mace, add rice & cook 'to the thickness of a jelly', add sugar & eat it a shallow dish, cold, with cold cream.
Discovered in Elizabeth Price's 1769 book.
Tasty?
It is a rich rice pudding.
Boil cream with mace, add rice & cook 'to the thickness of a jelly', add sugar & eat it a shallow dish, cold, with cold cream.
Discovered in Elizabeth Price's 1769 book.
Tasty?
January 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
My delight at finding a recipe for Lady Leicester's Spanish Pap.
It is a rich rice pudding.
Boil cream with mace, add rice & cook 'to the thickness of a jelly', add sugar & eat it a shallow dish, cold, with cold cream.
Discovered in Elizabeth Price's 1769 book.
Tasty?
It is a rich rice pudding.
Boil cream with mace, add rice & cook 'to the thickness of a jelly', add sugar & eat it a shallow dish, cold, with cold cream.
Discovered in Elizabeth Price's 1769 book.
Tasty?
For Twelfth Night, I made Twelfth Night buns, which were available on the streets of eighteenth-century London for those who could not afford the huge decorated cakes.
Could these be a hit in our bakeries today? Please bring back the Twelfth Night bun I say. Who's with me?
Could these be a hit in our bakeries today? Please bring back the Twelfth Night bun I say. Who's with me?
January 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
For Twelfth Night, I made Twelfth Night buns, which were available on the streets of eighteenth-century London for those who could not afford the huge decorated cakes.
Could these be a hit in our bakeries today? Please bring back the Twelfth Night bun I say. Who's with me?
Could these be a hit in our bakeries today? Please bring back the Twelfth Night bun I say. Who's with me?
Ship’s biscuits. Flour, salt & water. Bake until rock hard. 5 hours or more. Useful for long sea voyages & conquering the world.
In the 15th century activity in the naval bakehouses looked on as a sign of impending military action.
Interesting?
In the 15th century activity in the naval bakehouses looked on as a sign of impending military action.
Interesting?
January 7, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Ship’s biscuits. Flour, salt & water. Bake until rock hard. 5 hours or more. Useful for long sea voyages & conquering the world.
In the 15th century activity in the naval bakehouses looked on as a sign of impending military action.
Interesting?
In the 15th century activity in the naval bakehouses looked on as a sign of impending military action.
Interesting?
Behind-the-scenes at my traditional (3rd year) Twelfth Night class. Starting at 7pm.
Will you be attending?
Will you be attending?
January 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Behind-the-scenes at my traditional (3rd year) Twelfth Night class. Starting at 7pm.
Will you be attending?
Will you be attending?
A freezing but glorious visit to my allotment. Dreaming of which plants & flowers I will grow in 2025.
January 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
A freezing but glorious visit to my allotment. Dreaming of which plants & flowers I will grow in 2025.
A short stay in the countryside of South Wales in a rather lovely cottage to start 2025. Happy New Year.
January 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A short stay in the countryside of South Wales in a rather lovely cottage to start 2025. Happy New Year.
A late-night very much behind the scenes of my preparation for two online presentations tomorrow. I do feel it may be time for bed :)
December 12, 2024 at 11:40 PM
A late-night very much behind the scenes of my preparation for two online presentations tomorrow. I do feel it may be time for bed :)
In this week's email, I speak of Pepper Cake & a family who are trying to get from London to Whitby onboard a trading brig in time for Christmas. Will they succeed?
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December 9, 2024 at 7:01 PM
In this week's email, I speak of Pepper Cake & a family who are trying to get from London to Whitby onboard a trading brig in time for Christmas. Will they succeed?
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Christmas Day in the Workhouse
"To smile & be condescending,
Put pudding on pauper plates,
To be hosts at the workhouse banquet
They've paid for—with the rates."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christm...
Do read.
"To smile & be condescending,
Put pudding on pauper plates,
To be hosts at the workhouse banquet
They've paid for—with the rates."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christm...
Do read.
December 3, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Christmas Day in the Workhouse
"To smile & be condescending,
Put pudding on pauper plates,
To be hosts at the workhouse banquet
They've paid for—with the rates."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christm...
Do read.
"To smile & be condescending,
Put pudding on pauper plates,
To be hosts at the workhouse banquet
They've paid for—with the rates."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christm...
Do read.
Over Christmas I'll be sharing lots of festive suggestions from the past so if you'd delve into that with me I suggest joining my email list.
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November 27, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Over Christmas I'll be sharing lots of festive suggestions from the past so if you'd delve into that with me I suggest joining my email list.
Just scroll to the bottom of my website here:
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Just scroll to the bottom of my website here:
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"The number of eating houses in London is immense. You can hardly pass through a street without finding one…I went into the first house of this description I saw."
Eating out in 1806 London as reported by American Benjamin Silliman.
Love to try an 1806 eating-house. You too?
Eating out in 1806 London as reported by American Benjamin Silliman.
Love to try an 1806 eating-house. You too?
November 26, 2024 at 12:55 PM
"The number of eating houses in London is immense. You can hardly pass through a street without finding one…I went into the first house of this description I saw."
Eating out in 1806 London as reported by American Benjamin Silliman.
Love to try an 1806 eating-house. You too?
Eating out in 1806 London as reported by American Benjamin Silliman.
Love to try an 1806 eating-house. You too?