Special Postbag Edition #7

It’s time for the now traditional end-of-season postbag episode of The British Food History Podcast, where I (attempt to) answer your questions, read out your comments and mull over your queries. Several photos and illustrations are mentioned in this episode: to see them, visit the accompanying blog post on British Food: A History: www.britishfoodhistory.com I’ll be disappearing for a few months, unless of course, you are a monthly subscriber, where there will be a bonus episode coming up for you to listen to via the secret podcast.Season 10 of the podcast is sponsored by Netherton Foundry, makers of high-quality kitchen and outdoor cookware. Netherton Foundry ships to several countries outside of the UK, including the USA and Canada. Visit www.netherton-foundry.co.uk to find out more about their wonderful products – approved not just by me but by folk such as Tom Parker-Bowles, Diana Henry and Nigella Lawson.If you can, support the podcast and blogs by becoming a £3 monthly subscriber, and unlock lots of premium content, including bonus blog posts and recipes, access to the easter eggs and the secret podcast, or treat me to a one-off virtual pint or coffee: click here. Things mentioned in today’s episodeLudlow Food Festival 2026Serve it Forth mailing listServe it Forth Eventbrite pageBrecon Agricultural ShowMamgu Welsh cakesEnglish Food by Jane GrigsonCafé ErolIvor Cutler’s Life in a Scotch Sitting Room Vol.2 ep.6Ivor’s obituaryThe Feasts of Autolycus, by Elizabeth Robins PennellComfortably Hungry: Bleeding Cows &amp; Black PuddingsThe Great Cream Tea Debate on my YouTube channelThe English Housewife by Gervase MarkhamDelia Smith's famous rallying cryPrevious pertinent blog postsTo Make Welsh Cakes (Pice ar y maen)Singin’ HinniesBlood ice creamScones: A brief historyFour Scone RecipesCornish SplitsPease BreadSyllabubs</