As the weather is starting to get warmer, an ice cream may appeal to lower your temperature. Do you eat your flake first or like me, push it into the cone for later? Anyway did you know it all started with the Ancient Greeks? How did they store ice cream during warmer weather? When was the first ice cream recipe in England? The answers and much more are in the following article:
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/historians-cookbook/we-all-scream-ice-cream
I recently attended Caister Hall and wondered what its history was. A rectory has been located on this site since 1612 built by the Pettus family. The current building dates to late 18th century and was built by Horatio Dashwood who became the parson in 1803. In 1948 it became a country club and hotel and is currently owned by Brasteds. To find out more please select the following link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d0Kykxg2rmAl1bq7SR5gOob43kgBFBc7/view
After the interesting talk by Dale Wiseman on Tuesday here is some supplementary reading. Lucy certainly had a fascinating life from being a showgirl to brushing shoulders with royalty, the development of the Spitfire and flying over Everest. Please select the following link:
Well we had Argos last week so I thought the history of Tesco might interest you. Who was it’s founder? What are the origins of the name TESCO? The whole business concept was to provide affordable food to the population - you may feel they have strayed from this principle recently! Anyway to find out more please select the following link:
Here is an article that I sent out a few years ago which outlines the history of Argos from Green Shield Stamps to online shopping. Who was the founder of Argos? And where did the name come from? The answers are in the following article:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/05/argos-story-green-shield-stamps-tesco-sainsburys
The John Innes Centre moved to Norwich in 1967 and has been an important part of the city ever since. The story of John Innes goes back to the start of the 20th century and involves a property developer, a Cambridge biologist and plant genetics. To find out more please select the following link:
https://www.jic.ac.uk/about-us/history-of-plant-microbial-science-at-john-innes-centre/
Here are some ideas for a picnic although they might be saturated in calories! In her now-famous Book of Household Management published in 1861, the writer Mrs Beeton outlines her "bill of fare for a picnic for 40 persons”. Meat, fish, and pies would be on the menu but what types of pie and what was in the sandwiches? What did they have for dessert and did they drink alcohol? All is revealed in the blow article:
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/victorian-picnic-guide/
