How to Cook: The Victorian Way with Mrs Crocombe

Great go-a-long with the YouTube videos.

The National Trust has given us a great gift with their well-trained and well-educated docents throughout the NT properties, and none has captured my imagination more that Mrs Crocombe and her YouTube videos demonstrating not only Victorian recipes (for both the titled and their servants), but also sliding in historical background information and the reasons why things were done just so. I was thrilled to find that the NT was putting out a book - and what a book! The inclusion of some of the real Mrs Crocombe's personal writings is astonishing, and the recipes are as easy to follow as when they're playing out on YouTube. Such a delight!

So glad to have this awesome cookbook that keeps all the feels from the show going! Great recipes and pictures!

I love all the history that shows itself in this book. Mrs Crocombe is a great conduit to learn about culture. If you like history and cooking, this is the book for you

I love this book! It has helped me to learn a lot about the history of cooking and baking. I haven't tried any recipes yet, but they are very accessible. I appreciate that the measurements are given in US and UK standard measures. The recipes are modernized from the originals to include complete instructions. It also has a transcript of Mrs Crocombe's (the actual Victorian chef's) recipes in the back! I read the book through more like a novel than a cookbook since it was so engaging! The book brought me to the English Heritage videos online, not the other way around!

I haven’t tried any of the recipes, but have enjoyed reading it.

I have a lot of cookbooks, but I am always on the lookout for cookbooks that have old recipes that you don't find any more. This cookbook has plenty of authentic recipes that have been tested and tried and tasted from the late 19th century. I've made a few, and they have all turned out exactly as explained.But this is more than just a cookbook. It's really a history of cooking in an English manor house of the period. It is based on a real recipe book by Mrs. Crocombe, and actual Victorian cook. So, even if you don't make the recipes, you really learn a lot about life downstairs.

The book is gorgeous and gives lots of information on the dishes, the time period, the location, the servants, and at the back of the book are not included recipes because they were gross haha. I loooove the recipes for the chocolate bounding and the Christmas pudding. The almond pudding is good too.

Great book, complements the Youtube videos very well.

Das Layout ist schön und übersichtlich, die Rezepte laden zum Träumen von romantischen Tagen zwischen Rosenbusch, weißem Stein und Kaminfeuer ein. Mit viel Hintergrundwissen und kleinen Anekdoten zum damaligen Leben, überzeugt das Buch auf ganzer Linie.

Fue un regalo. Ha gustado mucho.

The book is beautiful created keeping in mind those who love history as well those who love cooking.

Bellissimo libro scritto in Inglese . Sulla cucina vittoriana . Ricette ben strutturate ma sopratutto riadattate per i tempi moderni . Interessante la storia della Cuoca che ha fatto parte degli staff di servitù di dimore aristocratiche inglesi , che ha ispirato il libro visto che le ricette erano del suo diario. Molto avvincente non solo un libro di cucina ma la storia nella storia . Arrivato nei tempi previsti. Lo consiglio molto caldamente.