tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174398208467771013.post3463771071421698252..comments2024-02-12T02:36:10.332+00:00Comments on Pear Tree Kitchen: Violets - Give them a Bruising and Pound them to a PulpElainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174398208467771013.post-62479415559206276402017-03-12T11:55:28.819+00:002017-03-12T11:55:28.819+00:00Every now and again when I read those books I try ...Every now and again when I read those books I try to imagine the person who wrote the recipes down. No doubt some were written by the person who cooked them, but one or two of the books look much more like recipes collected by a 'lady' for her cook to produce. <br />Thank you for letting me give these women a bigger platform than they would otherwise have had.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174398208467771013.post-40751717611154422262017-03-12T10:26:49.220+00:002017-03-12T10:26:49.220+00:00such a lovely thought... never really though about...such a lovely thought... never really though about it like that... all those women! and your amazing blog xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431297921869969693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174398208467771013.post-85495065419020238052017-03-10T13:09:41.242+00:002017-03-10T13:09:41.242+00:00Violets are springing up all over the gardens righ...Violets are springing up all over the gardens right now - but definitely not in the quantities which any of these recipes would require! Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174398208467771013.post-88384896389376760842017-03-10T13:02:00.908+00:002017-03-10T13:02:00.908+00:00Never knew that violets were popular in cooking. ...Never knew that violets were popular in cooking. You have an interesting take on old recipes.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174398208467771013.post-30274704127140852242017-03-10T12:57:55.718+00:002017-03-10T12:57:55.718+00:00Hello Linda, Difficult to imagine, isn't it. ...Hello Linda, Difficult to imagine, isn't it. The hedgerows and woodlands must have been amazingly fragrant and colourful, if they really were so plentiful! Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174398208467771013.post-91200626887335352352017-03-10T12:04:49.435+00:002017-03-10T12:04:49.435+00:00Ooooof, meant marmalade, not cakeOoooof, meant marmalade, not cakelocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174398208467771013.post-21111360101327299472017-03-10T12:03:55.554+00:002017-03-10T12:03:55.554+00:00No wonder those violets are a bit scarce now! That...No wonder those violets are a bit scarce now! That's a helluva lot of violets to make the cake.<br />Haven't seen violets in many years though you can find them here in small pots. A very-pleasing-to-the-eye flowerlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.com