About this episode
It’s time for the fifth traditional postbag episode, where I (attempt to) answer your questions, read out your comments and mull over your queries. In this edition: giant turkeys, great crisps we have known, burnt bread and Yorkshire puddings – plus much, much more!Thank you for your support in this eighth season of the podcast. It shall return later in the year.If you can, support the podcast and blogs by becoming a £3 monthly subscriber, and unlock lots of premium content, or treat me to a one-off virtual pint or coffee: click here.Things mentioned in today’s episodeBurnt cobs – BBC Leicester article PennyroyalTomato-Flavoured Snaps are not dead!A Baghdad Cookery Book by Charles PerryKirkcudbright Book Week ticketsThe 39th Leeds Symposium of Food Drinks & Traditions on EventbriteNeil’s appearance on That Shakespeare LifeNeil’s appearance on History Rage The Accomplisht Cook by Robert May (1660)Amuse Bouche by Carolyn BoydPlenti and Grase by Mark DawsonNeil’s Country Life County Foods series