The definitive guide to the life, times and tastes of Mrs Crocombe, the world’s favourite Victorian cook – as featured in English Heritage’s YouTube series, The Victorian Way.
Mrs Crocombe is the breakout star of English Heritage's wildly popular YouTube series, The Victorian Way. The series offers viewers a gentle glimpse into a simpler time - an age when tea was sipped from porcelain, when puddings were in their pomp and no kitchen was complete without a cupboard full of copper pots and pans.
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The definitive guide to the life, times and tastes of Mrs Crocombe, the world’s favourite Victorian cook – as featured in English Heritage’s YouTube series, The Victorian Way.
Mrs Crocombe is the breakout star of English Heritage's wildly popular YouTube series, The Victorian Way. The series offers viewers a gentle glimpse into a simpler time - an age when tea was sipped from porcelain, when puddings were in their pomp and no kitchen was complete without a cupboard full of copper pots and pans.
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Avis Crocombe really did exist - she was head cook at Audley End House in Essex from about 1878 to 1884. Although only a little is known about her life, her handwritten cookery book was passed down through her family for generations and rediscovered by a distant relative in 2009. It's a remarkable read, and from the familiar (ginger beer, custard and Christmas cake) to the fantastical (roast swan, preserved lettuce and fried tongue sandwiches), her recipes give us a wonderful window into a world of flavour from 140 years ago. How to Cook the Victorian Way is the definitive guide to the life, times and tastes of the world's favourite Victorian cook. The beautifully photographed book features fully tested and modernised recipes along with a transcription of Avis's original manuscript, plus insights into daily life at Audley End by Dr Annie Gray and Dr Andrew Hann, and a foreword by the 'face' of Mrs Crocombe, Kathy Hipperson. It showcases the best recipes from Mrs Crocombe's own book, alongside others of the time, brought together so that every reader can put on their own Victorian meal. It's a moreish smorgasbord of social history - an absolute must for fans, foodies and anyone with an appetite for the past.
Critic Reviews
‘The mouthwatering Victorian recipes that made Victorian cook Mrs Crocombe a 21st century phenomenon’ Country Life
‘Nudge up Nigella and move over Mary Berry, the latest culinary star to hit our screens and our shelves - with her best-selling book piled high in every gift shop - is none other than Victorian country house cook Avis Crocombe’ Daily Mail
About the Author
Annie Gray is one of Britain’s leading food historians. She specialises in British food and dining from c.1650–1950, and works as a consultant, broadcaster, speaker and author. She is the resident food historian on BBC Radio 4’s The Kitchen Cabinet.
Andrew Hann is head of the historians team at English Heritage. He specialises in country houses and historic gardens and landscapes, with a focus on the 18th and 19th centuries. He is an economic and social historian, and has published on the history of shopping, urban and industrial change, slavery and the country house, and servant life.
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