The old ones are the best?

Amongst my collection of recipes there are several favourites that have stood the test of time – Fork Biscuits being one of them. It’s a recipe originating in the 1930’s from the Cordon Bleu kitchen and is one of our most popular on Youtube and as a download on the website. I’m not a fan of Mrs. Beeton though – she was a journalist working for a London newspaper when her editor suggested she might like to write a recipe column. Not interested in food, she asked her readers to send in recipes she could publish, which they did with enthusiasm, even sending hints and tips on household management…and so her books were born. None of the recipes were tested so she didn’t check they would work and many were very complicated and not suitable for everyone at the time. One of the favourite recipes in our household has been passed down from my mother. It may have come from an ancient BeRo book, I’m not sure, but it’s an excellent chocolate cake with an unexpected ingredient – wait and see!