HeyJaredJacky Cooks Her Books
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- Sep 16, 2026
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Feeding at Sea ? (opens the original)
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In 1851 an ancestor of mine wrote to the Clerk of the Cheque, a senior administrator at the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, asking for the return of his marriage certificate. This document had been submitted to ensure the admission of his son to the school run by the charity . He was also pleading at the same time for more of his boys to be cons… Read more
Wine and Food, the 1930s ... (opens the original)
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I spotted a pile of journals in a charity shop in Bristol recently, bought as many as I could reasonably carry home to London, and have acquired a few more since. Dear Reader, Be warned .. this cookbook collecting habit can be dangerously addictive! And it can lead you down some some of the wormholes of history so please bear with me while I take you on a bit of a tour …<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OQYN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progress
We all need to eat, but we cook for a reason.. (opens the original)
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It is still cool in the mornings here in south London so it is the best time for me to cook as the afternoon sun hits hard and hot on my west facing kitchen. It is also the time I do my ironing, a task I generally enjoy. The process of sorting, smoothing and folding gives an illusion of order and control, if only in this one small corner of my life. In the silence this morning, unrolling and pressing the damp linen, I am thinking about my mother. She hand stitched this sheet for me, a piece of I
Cooking up an English? (opens the original)
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There is much political capital being made these days about ‘English identity,’ but with all too little appreciation of the complexity of the heritage of this ‘island race.’ Waves of migration have been a feature of world history since the dawn of time and thus have foodstuffs and cooking techniques always travelled. I host a gathering of friends every 6-8 weeks where we agree a theme and bring a dish to share. It makes for a convivial Saturday lunchtime and we all appreciate the chance to try c
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