Speaking of food…

…by way of the Hacker News Twitter feed, I’ve learned of a relatively new blog, “Cooking in the Archives“.

Subtitled “Updating Early Modern Recipes (1600-1800) in a Modern Kitchen”, the basic premise is this: Alyssa Connell and Marissa Nicosia, the authors, pull recipes published between 1600 and 1800, adapt them for a modern kitchen, cook them, and report.

Sometimes, this works well: maccarony cheese, anyone?

And sometimes you get…fish custard.

This should be interesting to follow. I commend it to your attention.

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2 Responses to “Speaking of food…”

  1. Guffaw says:
    September 3, 2014 at 12:38 pm

    I remember reading in the history of ice cream, there was OYSTER flavored!
    YIKES!

    gfa

  2. stainles says:
    September 3, 2014 at 12:40 pm

    I’m one of those people who likes oysters, raw or otherwise.

    But oyster flavored ice cream? I’m reminded of the classic Far Side cartoon with the guy in the ice cream shop. The sign listing the flavors: “Wood. Liver. Vanilla.” Guy behind the counter: “We’re out of vanilla.”