Turtle soup and fricassee of pigs feet and ears are among the concoctions featured in a recipe book, dating from 1793, discovered by monks in Downside Abbey library. The handwritten book, which contains a recipe for the historic Sally Lunn bun, is part of a private collection from Begbrook House, near Bristol. Dr Simon Johnson, keeper of the Abbey’s archives, said: “We are a monastic library and our specialisms are in theology and philosophy. But we do have unusual material such as
21 January 2016, The Tablet
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