Original Victorian and
Edwardian Recipes
Restored To Modern
Day English
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Lilly Longman’s original 100 year old recipe book (pictured left) contains over 200 traditional Edwardian and Victorian recipes hand written by Lilly when she worked as a scullery maid for a family of extended Royals in London.
In 2008 Lilly’s Grandson Alan Taylorson (who now lives on the Greek island of Corfu) mentioned the existence of the recipe book to his friend Alan Smith (a long term Corfu resident and retired business person) and history was not just made but preserved.
The result (shown right) was a modern day A4 heavy-weight illustrated cookery book which contains over 200 of Lilly’s traditional recipes and is available to buy via mail order.
Every recipe was actually cooked by Alan as he translated Lilly’s recipes and include:
- A scan of the hand-written recipe penned by Lilly Longman
- Modern day translation of the ingredients and method
- A photograph of the dish as prepared by Alan
The result is an opportunity to recreate Victorian and Edwardian recipes using original recipes recorded up to 100 years ago by a cook who prepared food for nobility.
It is fair to say that history was preserved in creating this book.
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Above: Lilly Longman’s original recipe book photographed in 2010. Click to enlarge the image.
Above: Alan Smith (“Big Al”) The author of the modern day Lilly Longman original recipe book.
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A note from the author Alan Smith:
“I am no cook. I simply took each wholesome, traditional recipe, took my time and recreated each dish successfully. Quite simply put ‘ If I Can Do It - ANYONE Can !!’”