Food from the other side? A meal from my gran who passed away 20 years

[malkiserow]

Well this was a first for me...... Just ate a goosberry crumble that my gran preserved (just the fruit in kilner jars) in 1991 just before she died.

 

That was strange but very delicious.

 

Kilner jars seem very good at preserving but had no idea they would survive so long.

[Thunderbird]

Good work. We've still got some fortified wine my gran (died 2004) made. It was pokey as **** back in the day so it's gong to be a large one when we open it.

[malkiserow]

Was trying to explain it to the kids who never knew her....

[Blunderbuss]

That must be a strange but pleasant feeling to have such a direct physical connection with her so long after she passed. I hope you raised a glass of vino to her in thanks for such a fantastic time lapse pud!

[RossEM]

Got a jar of my nan's 'Plum '96' in the cupboard. I dare not open it

[fortune]

Got a jar of my nan's 'Plum '96' in the cupboard. I dare not open it

Why?

She made it to be used. To not use it would be a waste and Her generation hated waste. Raise the glass and salute her.

[RossEM]

Na, I'll wait til it's 50 years old then crack it.

 

I have an old Mrs Beeton's cookery book and it has a recipe for stewed sheep's head. The instructions begin with "First, take a brush and clean the teeth..."

[ben0850]

I can buy into this thread, I have a recipe for my Grans broth written in her handwriting that I still cook to this day. It's a cracking recipe for the slow cooker with split peas, barley, turnip and leeks etc.

Makes me feel very nostalgic when I make a batch.

Edited January 21, 2015 by ben0850

[holly]

I can buy into this thread, I have a recipe for my Grans broth written in her handwriting that I still cook to this day. It's a cracking recipe for the slow cooker with split peas, barley, turnip and leeks etc.

Makes me feel very nostalgic when I make a batch.

any chance of sharing the recipe ?

[GingerCat]

Lurking somewhere in mum's bedroom is my grandads wine making recipe book with his notes etc. Quite liking forward to getting my hands on it.

[12boreblue]

 

Why?

She made it to be used. To not use it would be a waste and Her generation hated waste. Raise the glass and salute her.

Coming from a large working class family, I agree! My old Mum never wasted anything, I still make her bread pudding, never found another that tastes so good!!!!!