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Традиції:  За тиждень до Івана Купала (7 липня) святкували ярилки — свято, присвячене богові сонця Ярилу. В цей день на березі річки або озера розводили багаття і варили яйця: вважалося, що чим більше їх звариш, тим краще будуть нестися кури. З них вже вдома готували різноманітні страви. Прикмети: Гроза 30 червня – буде гарний уро...

A cookery book by the 18th century Nigella Lawson was a bestseller for more than a century The work of 18th-century Northumberland-born cookery writer Hannah Glasse - the Nigella Lawson of her day - is celebrated in a new project Get the latest Northumberland news and updates delivered straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ou...

Exploring two landmark exhibitions. This is an online event hosted on the British Library platform. Bookers will be sent a link in advance giving access and will be able to watch at any time for 48 hours after the start time. Last year the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge staged the brilliant Feast & Fast: The Art of Food in Europe (1500-1800), a multi-sensory exhibition showcasing multiple treasures and four spectacular historical reconstructions with food at their centre, including a Jacobean sugar banquet, a European feasting table and a Georgian confectioner’s workshop. This year the L...

Meet the 18th century Irish gents obsessed with plates and dishes Updated / Monday, 15 Feb 2021 16:00 Analysis: this preoccupation with elegant tableware was designed to draw attention to the gentlemen's good taste and wealth In mid 18th-century Ireland, Edward Synge, the Bishop of Elphin, spent a lot of time thinking about dishes. He needed dishes for two homes and he knew exactly what he wanted in terms of both design and function. One of these houses was a grand Bishop's Palace at his diocese in Elphin, Co Roscommon, and the other was a townhouse in Dublin. Synge spent part of each year i...

How to make your own bittersweet Seville orange marmalade Make like Liz Hurley and get preserving while these oranges are at their juicy best When life gives you Seville oranges, why not make home-made marmalade? Credit: Getty It’s a bittersweet fruit preserve made from the juice and peel of citrus fruits, simmered with sugar and water. Beloved of Paddington Bear, marmalade – often made with Seville oranges, the fragrant, sweet Spanish fruits in season from the end of December to mid-February – is having a moment.  Elizabeth Hurley, for one, has been keeping herself busy making batch...