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Forgotten Christmas Meals

Sheila Dillon and food historian Ivan Day join a family of keen cooks to prepare a feast of extraordinary, and forgotten, Christmas meals.

Sheila Dillon and food historian Ivan Day join a family of keen cooks to prepare a feast of extraordinary, and forgotten, Christmas meals. Dishes include a 19th-century Christmas cake made entirely from ice cream, a seasonal potage with raisins and currants, an evolving series of mince pies and the mother of all goose dishes, roasted on an open fire.

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30 minutes

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Mon 22 Dec 2008 16:00

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  • Sun 21 Dec 2008 12:32
  • Mon 22 Dec 2008 16:00

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