Heston Blumenthal is widely credited with being the crackpot inventor of weird food. But the Victorians were at it too, says an article in the Conversation, and especially with ice-cream. Heston may have his notorious bacon-and-egg ice-cream as one of his flagship “molecular gastronomy” dishes, but in 1885 Mr Whippy was churning out concoctions such as brown-bread ice-cream and a speciality scoop made from chicken paté, curry powder, Worcestershire sauce, egg yolks and anchovies.
I'm originally from Liverpool and worked as a national magazine journalist for more than 30 years before suffering a stroke at age 53. I started blogging as part of a neuro-rehabilitation programme and wrote the very first entries with one finger of my disabled left hand. Later, art became another therapy for me at Headway East London's Submit To Love Studios. I write about my daily activities and encounters. In 1988, I married Jane. We are still together today, sharing our lives and making each other laugh.
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I believe brown bread ice cream is a current thing, but chicken, curry and anchovy? That is for people with more adventurous appetites than mine.
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I believe brown bread ice cream is a current thing, but chicken, curry and anchovy? That is for people with more adventurous appetites than mine.
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I wonder if people liked them. Here too I read about food combinations which seem strange. 😊
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