Canary Pudding and Outrage
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Is it really that time again? When I open up this computer and chat to you about some wonderfully Victorian stuff as well as talk your ear off about Sherlock Holmes? Why, IT MUST BE!
Firstly thank you to all of you who have bought my book and an especially big thank you to those who have given it lovely reviews. I was so apprehensive about writing anything to do with Holmes because, even though I love Holmes & Watson, the hard core Sherlockians can be a little bit.. shall we say..stuff? Yes, let's go with stuffy. And they are also well known for being a little hyper critical when it comes to the detective and his biographer. Luckily I've found some lovely, fluffy and warm hearted people within the fandom and so I've relaxed into it, slightly.
On the RARE chance that you haven't bought my book yet then you can pop over to Amazon, heck, I'll even give you a link..
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventure-Wordy-Companion-Sherlockian-Phraseology/dp/1787053164
Speaking of causing ripples in the Sherlockian world.. this poster was released this week for the Will Ferrell and John C Reilly film Holmes and Watson:
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Mode.—Melt the butter to a liquid state, but do not allow it to oil; stir to this the sugar and finely-minced lemon-peel, and gradually dredge in the flour, keeping the mixture well stirred; whisk the eggs; add these to the pudding; beat all the ingredients until thoroughly blended, and put them into a buttered mould or basin; boil for 2 hours, and serve with sweet sauce.
Time.—2 hours. Average cost, 9d.
Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons. Seasonable at any time.
Is it really that time again? When I open up this computer and chat to you about some wonderfully Victorian stuff as well as talk your ear off about Sherlock Holmes? Why, IT MUST BE!
Firstly thank you to all of you who have bought my book and an especially big thank you to those who have given it lovely reviews. I was so apprehensive about writing anything to do with Holmes because, even though I love Holmes & Watson, the hard core Sherlockians can be a little bit.. shall we say..stuff? Yes, let's go with stuffy. And they are also well known for being a little hyper critical when it comes to the detective and his biographer. Luckily I've found some lovely, fluffy and warm hearted people within the fandom and so I've relaxed into it, slightly.
On the RARE chance that you haven't bought my book yet then you can pop over to Amazon, heck, I'll even give you a link..
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventure-Wordy-Companion-Sherlockian-Phraseology/dp/1787053164
Speaking of causing ripples in the Sherlockian world.. this poster was released this week for the Will Ferrell and John C Reilly film Holmes and Watson:
My goodness me has it started a fireball of comments! I happen to like Will Ferrell and John C Reilly, I loved Stepbrothers and I enjoyed Talladega Nights but I know he's not for everybody, but the ruining of Sherlock Holmes's image is not something that he will be doing in this film. It's supposed to be a little fun, it seems a little bit "Without a Clue" to me. Let's not forget that Holmes is a pop culture hero, he's been a dog, a mouse, a gnome, a ghostbuster, a kung fu master, he's punched Nazis, met Freud, changed gender & fought dinosaurs. Each generation creates its own Holmes. And if you don't like this one, it's not as if we are short of depictions to chose from.
Speaking of which.. I am currently working on my next books and I have brought it the talented illustrator Georgia Grace Weston to help me. I'm hoping it's not only going to be informative (Like the A-Z) but also beautiful looking. Here's an example of her work.. A drawing of The Great Mouse Detective in the style of the Sidney Paget drawings.
I'm rather excited about it!
If I've turned you into a bit of a Sherlock Holmes fan and you'd like to read a whole load of interesting and diverse books on the subject, then you can have a look through MX Publishing's plethora of interesting titles here
I shall leave you, as always, with a recipe and what higher standard is there than something from Mrs Beetson's Book of Household Management?
Mrs Beetons Canary Pudding
INGREDIENTS
The weight of 3 eggs in sugar and butter,
the weight of 2 eggs in flour,
the rind of 1 small lemon, 3 eggs.Mode.—Melt the butter to a liquid state, but do not allow it to oil; stir to this the sugar and finely-minced lemon-peel, and gradually dredge in the flour, keeping the mixture well stirred; whisk the eggs; add these to the pudding; beat all the ingredients until thoroughly blended, and put them into a buttered mould or basin; boil for 2 hours, and serve with sweet sauce.
Time.—2 hours. Average cost, 9d.
Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons. Seasonable at any time.
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