Comments on The Table Runner: A Dickens' Kitchen, Bubble & Squeak and Treacle Ta...

So glad you enjoyed the treacle tart! I love that ...

2011-11-14T03:46:13.516-08:00

So glad you enjoyed the treacle tart! I love that you used it in relation to Dickens.

Christie is just about the best cook on the planet...

2010-12-26T10:03:51.850-08:00

Christie is just about the best cook on the planet!!!!!!! Thank you so much for the class, the cast iron pan, and everything else!!!!!!

I have always wanted to try a treacle tart - yours...

2010-12-06T19:56:37.735-08:00

I have always wanted to try a treacle tart - yours looks wonderful!

Donna

IM ON YOUR BLOG!!!!!!!!!!! I feel special.

2010-11-27T06:49:35.274-08:00

IM ON YOUR BLOG!!!!!!!!!!! I feel special.

I think we need a new post Cristie :) We miss you...

2010-11-24T13:52:21.205-08:00

I think we need a new post Cristie :) We miss you!!

Hey there, you've been so quiet lately. Hope a...

2010-11-24T07:17:24.171-08:00

Hey there, you've been so quiet lately. Hope all is okay.
Just stopped by to wish you and your family a wonderful thanksgiving. May you always have much to be thankful for daaaahling!
*kisses* HH

oohhh, I love it when people ask me which is my fa...

2010-11-01T13:08:35.606-07:00

oohhh, I love it when people ask me which is my favorite Dickens! David Copperfield has always been my fave, but then a few years ago I tackled Bleak House and now I can't decide... Treacle has always felt a little scary to me... probably from Alice and Wonderland (a treacle well?!)... you make it sound delicious.

Thanks for doing this Cristie! You really are a ma...

2010-10-26T08:08:31.169-07:00

Thanks for doing this Cristie! You really are a master at so many things! Dickens and bubble and squeak to name just 2! love you!

A delicious Brit dinner. Love the bubble and sque...

2010-10-20T19:49:08.451-07:00

A delicious Brit dinner. Love the bubble and squeak!

I'm so impressed that you are bringing this as...

2010-10-18T20:17:39.397-07:00

I'm so impressed that you are bringing this aspect of Charles Dicken's writing to life! Food is a great way to engage people with another time period. I've heard of Bubble and squeak while visiting England, it actually looks like a great recipe, especially if you have leftover mashed potatoes.

What a fun idea for a lesson to really bring a boo...

2010-10-16T20:01:28.236-07:00

What a fun idea for a lesson to really bring a book to life. I'm sure it was just as much fun for you as for them. It looks scrumptious.

This was just about my favorite thing i have ever ...

2010-10-16T18:26:20.786-07:00

This was just about my favorite thing i have ever eaten! Thanks again for the class!

Thank you all for your wonderful comments. Rebecc...

2010-10-14T21:22:51.670-07:00

Thank you all for your wonderful comments. Rebecca, you are so lucky to have had a "Mum" that made you such tasty things! Paula, the clotted cream recipe was something a stumbled upon and we think it's pretty tasty. Julia, I hadn't thought about dealing with the aftermath of tender hearts being broken after getting an unpleasent charm- maybe I won't look for those vintage charms after all. HH--- it's true, plums are not in plum pudding! I think they were originally, but over the years they were replaced by what others thought were tastier (candied fruit?!?) And Nancy, thank you so much for sharing the story about your neighbor and their tradition. I love it, a living tradition. I do hope you flame up a pudding and circle around your table once in a while. I'm going to do that this Christmas. Honest I am.

Thanks everyone for your favorite books and thoughts!

Great post, Cristie---and what a great class you a...

2010-10-14T18:32:37.584-07:00

Great post, Cristie---and what a great class you are teaching! We had British neighbors who always invited us over Christmas night for plum pudding They had a variation on the tradition you describe--they'd light the pudding, and a person would carry it, circling the dining table, while everyone sat. When the pudding passed over your head, you'd make a wish.

great expectations!

That's a good way to make leftovers yummy agai...

2010-10-13T16:59:46.669-07:00

That's a good way to make leftovers yummy again! Love your blog too...Thanks for sharing.

How fun for you, and the students! That clotted cr...

2010-10-13T16:45:32.359-07:00

How fun for you, and the students! That clotted cream sounds scrumptious! My son-in-law is a first year teacher of H.S. English...I'll have to check out the reading list:) Love "A Christmas Carol!"

I absolutely LOVE Charles Dickens - his books, any...

2010-10-13T07:07:44.687-07:00

I absolutely LOVE Charles Dickens - his books, any movie about the books, and all things that remind me of them - like these recipes! Great post and wonderful background... Thank you! My family always loved Nicholas Nickleby, a sweet story about family and sticking together.

The only Dickens I ever read all the way through w...

2010-10-13T04:33:32.753-07:00

The only Dickens I ever read all the way through was a Tale of Two Cities and I really enjoyed it. Cooking with a Dickens theme sounds like so much fun! I love British food names...bubble and squeak...treacle tart. So much fun to say...and to eat!

I love Charles Dickens. I have read many of his bo...

2010-10-12T10:28:18.781-07:00

I love Charles Dickens. I have read many of his books. They depict a period of time when most of people lived in such neediness, poverty and misery that it is pretty hard for us to understand. I think is very innovative connecting food to literature. I like it a lot.

Cristie, what a fantastic idea to combine literatu...

2010-10-12T08:28:12.247-07:00

Cristie, what a fantastic idea to combine literature and cooking in class! I wish I would have had teachers who were so creative and inspiring. The treacle tart looks delicious!

I've lived in england for about 10 years now, ...

2010-10-12T01:59:18.271-07:00

I've lived in england for about 10 years now, and do you know, I've never seen a plum pudding yet! Treacle tart and bubble and squeak yes, but no plum pudding.
I'm going to try making bubble and squeak one of these days.
*kisses* HH

My aunt always puts charms in her pudding cake on ...

2010-10-11T20:22:47.350-07:00

My aunt always puts charms in her pudding cake on First Night. They sure are fun! You just have to be careful that the more sensitive guests get a charm, otherwise if you're like our family, you'll wind up with lots of people in tears!

I love Charles Dickens and what a wonderful opport...

2010-10-11T18:00:49.531-07:00

I love Charles Dickens and what a wonderful opportunity for you to teach this class and cook period food with the class too.

The Treacle Tart looks delicious!

I must admit I love a Christmas Carol all year lon...

2010-10-11T16:56:28.589-07:00

I must admit I love a Christmas Carol all year long. I have a can of treacle in my pantry that I haven't known quite what to do with. This will be it's home. Such great fun to work with the children.

Your recipe for clotted cream is quite interesting...

2010-10-11T16:55:47.108-07:00

Your recipe for clotted cream is quite interesting. Will have to try it.