Puddings inspired by Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management
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| A panel made from Almond Puddings and Tipsy Cake with a border |
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Strawberries Au Naturel BLStrawb1/1 |
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Christmas pudding BLChristmas1/1 |
| Trifle BLTrifle1/1 |
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Apples Parisienne BLApples1/1 |
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Macedoine BLMacedoine1/1 |
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Jelly of two colours BLJelly1/1 |
| Iced Pudding BLIcedpud1/1 |
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Pineapple BLPineapple1/1 |
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Rout cakes BLRout1/1 |
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Almond puddings BLAlmond1/1 |
| Charlotte BLCharlotte1/1 |
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Tipsy cake BLTipsy1/1 |
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Mrs. Isabella Beeton was the Julia Childs or Delia Smith of the early Victorian age in Great Britain: a young, newly-married, middle-class woman whose guidance on cooking and managing a house (at a time, of course, when labour-saving machines were rare but servants common) gave confidence to thousands of young, newly-married, middle-class women who wanted an authoritative guide to running a home and keeping up appearances. The times were much like ours: there was great economic prosperity, growth and huge social change which led to a large number of people, in much better, and often quite different circumstances to their parents, who felt they needed to learn how to live up to their new houses and possessions, and to live, and entertain in the latest fashion. If the circumstances sound familiar then so should the story since "Mrs. Beeton" became a brand long before the term was widely understood; in fact perhaps even a 'franchise' since her book, refreshed by generations of editors, continued to be sold for decades and decades after Isabella's death at the age of only 28 (giving birth to her fourth child. Some things have, happily, changed.)
Gloriously piled up, decorated and garnished these old-fashioned puddings still look nice enough to eat - and certainly nice enough to decorate your kitchen, pantry or wherever.