Susan has chosen the recipes in this book to highlight Kentish ingredients, and traditional recipes have been updated to fit today’s busy, health-conscious lifestyle. Within its pages, traditional recipes such as those for Kentish Huffkins and Folkestone Pudding Pie lie next to modern favourites like Gypsy Tart and Harrison Oysters.
Each recipe is accompanied by a short history of the ingredients, and is beautifully illustrated with pen and ink drawings by Colin McGowan.
The recipes have been collected from library archives, vintage cookery books, and from local people themselves. “People have been ever so helpful,” said Susan, “I think they are pleased to know that their heritage is important enough to be recorded. I hope The Butterfly Book of Kentish Recipes will find a place on many kitchen shelves, not just as a piece of history, but as a real working cookbook”
Each recipe is accompanied by a short history of the ingredients, and is beautifully illustrated with pen and ink drawings by Colin McGowan.
The recipes have been collected from library archives, vintage cookery books, and from local people themselves. “People have been ever so helpful,” said Susan, “I think they are pleased to know that their heritage is important enough to be recorded. I hope The Butterfly Book of Kentish Recipes will find a place on many kitchen shelves, not just as a piece of history, but as a real working cookbook”
