Okay, even though Im only 22years old, I still remanice on the old days and the old fashioned food. This was fueled further this week after my girlfiends Mother bought me a few cookbooks at a car boot sale she was dragged to. They were great. It had recipies for the kind of lasagne and hotpots, the kind I remember my grandmother making when I was younger. Bliss. I still have a great appreciation for new cuisine. In fact I use many new and never heard of ingredients in many of my recipes.

I would love it if people would please post me their own Old Fashioned Faves. Maybe you have re-invented and old style dish, and brought it up to date, or just rediscovered how great food used to be 30 - 40 years ago. Either way, all recipes and comments are welcome.

Thank you for all your future posts.
Nathan.

well ldnturball i'm in my early thirties and my most used cookbook is mrs Beetons Cookery in colour, the old recipies are the best, everyone cant get enought of my cakes!!!

Hi Nathan,

Just stopping by, been so busy lately but just thought I'd stop by to see how everyone was. Good to hear you are still into catering. Good luck my lovely. xxx

One of my all time favourites is my mum's old recipe for brisket of beef (very cheap) cooked in the slow cooker/crockpot with swede, carrots and sometimes other veggies, one taste and I am back to my childhood.
Mammachef we haven't spoken before, I am new to posting on this site but have been a long time `lurker', I'm so glad to see you posting again you seem such a lovely fun person and I was worried that you had gone off never to return!. You've made my day.

In the good old days, back in the 60's at least you knew what day it was.Monday it was a meal using left over meat from the sunday roast,friday was always egg and chips,done in the chip pan,but only in the winter months because in the summer it was a salad with new potatoes. Food was seasonal so we ate it at it's best, not like today, strawberries at xmas and turkey all year round.Also the main meal of the day was eaten in the middle of the day and tea time was at 5, well it was in my house.I would rather have the type of food my mum cooked in those days than what I cook today,maybe it's just nostalgia. Mammachef stay a bit longer, Essex girls must stick together,we miss you.

Welcome Home Mamma !!!

Hey Mammachef,good to see you.Please stay.Pretty please. Had the first of my oversea visitors arrive on saturday so going to be doubly busy untill end of August.Have decided to take all the family back to Isle of lewis.Been a long time and can't wait.See my grandparents and other relatives and show then our family home ect,ect.U going to france again this year? Will join you on H's forum when I have a spare mo'.Nighty nite for now.

Nathan, there's no better place to start research into ancient recipes and ingredients than the book written by Eliza Acton in 1845. It has been republished by an enthusiastic group and can be found on the famous 'Brazilian Jungle' website....!
Eliza Acton preceded Mrs Beeton and it is claimed that Mrs B plagiarised Eliza's recipes ( or receipts, as they were known then). The celebrated Elizabeth David is on record as having declared it "the greatest cookery book in our language".
Eliza's parents served in the court of the King of Naples and it is assumed that much of what Eliza subsequently wrote was influenced by the gastronomy that she had been privileged to sample during her early years.
The book is called Modern Cookery for Private Families and I commend it to anyone interested in the history of food preparation. I read it from cover to cover like a biography and still refer to it frequently.