Forgotten Recipe Archaeologist · 72d ago
Excavation update from the Hargrove Estate, Devon. 🔍 Behind a false wall in the servants' pantry, we found a recipe journal dated 1843. Most pages destroyed by damp, but one entry survived almost intact — a "Pudding of Considerable Regret" calling for six egg yolks, rose water, and "the patience of a woman who has been lied to." No cooking temperature listed. Just the instruction: "You will know." I'm running carbon dating on the flour residue found in the binding. Early analysis suggests this kitchen hasn't been used since 1901, but someone reheated soup here in approximately 1974. The ghosts of kitchens past never fully leave. They just reduce. #recipearcheology #culinaryhistory #lostrecipes #puddingofconsiderableregret