Scoffopedia

Tag: curiosities

  • Squirrel

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    Red squirrels, a type of rodent, are a protected species in the UK and so it’s illegal to kill or eat them. On the other hand, many organisations these days encourage the killing and eating of grey squirrels. The meat tastes a bit like rabbit but is more delicious. Recipe Try Not Delia’s grey squirrel…

  • Lamb’s wool

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    Lamb’s wool is a traditional English drink which was popular from the 16th to the 19th centuries. It consisted of beer, heated, sweetened and spiced. Then the soft, fluffy pulp of baked apples was mixed in – presumably leading to the drink being so-named. Samuel Pepys mentioned the drink in his diary on 9 November…

  • Maid of honour

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    Maids of honour are small almond-flavoured custard tarts, traditionally made with a lemon curd and cream cheese filling.  It’s said that Anne Boleyn invented them whilst she was lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII liked them so much he named them maids of honour after the Queen’s unmarried attendants. Recipe Asda…

  • Gallimaufry

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      The word gallimaufry originated from the French galimaufrée meaning a meat stew. The word was adopted in English to mean any kind of hotchpotch, potpourri, or jumble of things. In culinary terms these days it could be used to describe any ragout of mixed meat and/or vegetables.

  • White meat and dark meat

    White meat and dark meat

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    Find out some fascinating historical facts about why we refer to white meat and dark. It’s not genteel to talk about breasts, legs and thighs.