Category Archives: Patrick’s Words

Interesting Meals from The Past…

Posted on 19/06/2010 by

Victorian Potted Shrimp. Marilyn put together this interesting little Victorian dish, which proved to be very tasty, and very novel. Firstly she set the oven to medium hot, then cut around two large handfuls of small fresh peeled shrimps (prawns) into halves. … Continue reading →

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Interesting Meals from The Past…

Posted on 15/06/2010 by

Grandmother’s Salmon and Mushrooms. This is a recipe handed down to Marilyn by her grandmother many, many years ago, and goes back to the turn of the century when Salmon was a more common food than it is today! Firstly, Marilyn steamed two fresh Salmon fillets spread … Continue reading →

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Interesting People from The Past…

Posted on 14/06/2010 by

Enoch Arnold Bennett. He gave up the study of law for journalism and eventually achieved fame as a writer of novels portraying a hard life in the six Staffordshire towns of England known as “the Potteries.” Among his novels are The Old Wives’ Tale, Clayhanger … Continue reading →

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Interesting Meals from The Past…

Posted on 13/06/2010 by

Mushrooms on Hot Buttered Toast. When Marilyn served up this meal it was a real treat! The recipe goes back over 100 years, and it’s really tasty! Firstly, she sliced the required amount of young fresh mushrooms, then crushed a garlic. She fine-chopped … Continue reading →

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Interesting People from The Past…

Posted on 10/06/2010 by

Barbara Wootton (Mrs. G. P. Wright) She was a Professor of Social Studios at London University from 1948, and a member of The Central Advisory for Education in England from 1947. From 1920 until 1922, she was a Lecturer in Economics … Continue reading →

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More of ‘Whisky Galore’…

Posted on 06/06/2010 by

It was in the summer of 1948 when the Ealing crew arrived on the beautiful Island of Barra in the Western Isles of Scotland. Michael Balcon, head of Ealing Studios had not been happy about the production, saying as he looked at the … Continue reading →

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‘Whisky Galore’

Posted on 05/06/2010 by

Well, would you ever believe it!…  The ‘SS. Politician’ sank off the Scottish Island of Eriskay in 1941, and eight years on the Ealing movie romanced the story of how the islanders seconded some of its 24.000 cases of Scotland’s finest scotch whisky. … Continue reading →

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London’s Ghost Trams…

Posted on 03/06/2010 by

Trams were abandoned in London on July 5th 1952, after which the street tracks were taken up, however, those in the subway depots, to this day, mostly remain untouched. After the trams disappeared from our London streets, cartoons began to appear … Continue reading →

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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir…

Posted on 01/06/2010 by

In 1945 Josephine Leslie under the name of R.A. Dick published her wonderful novel entitled “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir“… Determined to make a life for herself and her daughter, Lucy Muir, a young widow moves into Gull Cottage on a wild … Continue reading →

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Interesting People from The Past…

Posted on 31/05/2010 by

Benjamin Travers was a dramatist and a novelist. He served in the Royal Air Force in the First and Second World Wars, and his best-known plays include A Cuckoo in the Nest, Rookery Nook, Stormy Weather, Foreign Affairs, Banana Ridge, Pot … Continue reading →

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