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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Wealden Pond Pudding
Sussex is the home of puddings – not desserts – puddings. I make this sweeping claim with a degree of authority; authority borrowed from Mrs Beeton who acquired her steak and kidney pudding recipe from a correspondent in Sussex – … Continue reading
The Undying Sun
The idea of a final judgement is, in historical terms, a relatively recent notion. Apparently the first religion to embrace the idea was Zoroastrianism. One book I read suggested that as a religion of the steppes, where herdsmen were under … Continue reading
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Tagged Bert Jansch, Rosemary Lane, Ticehurst, Wadhurst, Weald Panoramas, Winter Solstice
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Lord of the Buns: Tim Hayward and Why Saving Fitzbillies Matters
If there’s a recurring theme that’s emerged from the radio series on bread I’m making it’s this; there is something both very honourable and deeply satisfying about doing something very simple, very, very well. It’s been a siren song for … Continue reading
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Tagged British Food, Cambridge, Chelsea Buns, Fitzbillies, stickyness, Tim Hayward
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Old Sussex Words And Phrases: Dallop to ‘Dutch Cousins’
Smuggling was big in the Weald. It was a clear run up the Rother Valley from the coast around Winchelsea and Rye. I was quite captivated when many years ago a local historian explained that quite a few local houses … Continue reading
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Tagged Dumbledore, smuggling terms, Sussex Dialect, Sussex words and phrases
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