Finding Stilton

Authors

  • Mary-Anne Boermans Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28066

Keywords:

stilton, 18th century, origins, iconic foods, United Kingdom, cheese, recipe interpretation, cookbook manuscripts, Lady Grisell Baillie, authorship, recipe sharing/exchange, textual scholarship, social history, dating, provenance, authenticity, transmittal, dairy maids, family recipes

Abstract

An investigation into the origins of Stilton, and in particular, the rapid rise of its fame by the 1720s -- seemingly out of the blue -- but traceable to one particular household manuscript. 

Author Biography

  • Mary-Anne Boermans, Independent Scholar

    Mary-Anne Boermans was a finalist in the 2011 series of The Great British Bake Off and is now a successful food blogger. Her interests have latterly been in British food history. Her book Great British Bakes: Forgotten Treasures for Modern Bakers was published by Square Peg, as is her most recent, Deja Food: Second Helpings of Classic British Dishes (2017).

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Published

2019-06-01

Issue

PPC 114 (2019)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Boermans, Mary-Anne. 2019. “Finding Stilton”. Petits Propos Culinaires, June, 86-107. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28066.