"It came from some old magazine called Good Food, or something, and I think it's out of print," Heidi's mom said about the black walnut cake she made for Christmas dinner. "My hairdresser told me about it. She said that if she doesn't make this cake every year, her whole family complains. It's that good."
I nodded.
"Anyway," she continued, "I couldn't find the magazine, but I found another recipe. I think it will be just as good."
I remembered our conversation this morning as I scanned through my library app. We have thousands of magazines! a banner assured me, and captivated, I clicked over. I tapped the food and dining filter and gasped when the first periodical that showed up was Good Food.
Exploring the December issue of the magazine, I quickly realized it was a British publication. (The direction to "roll the pastry to the thickness of a £1 coin" was a dead giveaway!) I spent an enjoyable half-hour perusing English holiday recipes, most notably, (and I am not making this up!) Kentucky-fried pheasant and roast partridge with cannellini beans and bacon. (Okay, it was an article on taking a fresh perspective on game, but still.)
The captions and titles were quintessentially British as well, for example, the piece on hors-d'ouevres made in the air-fryer called, "Deep and Crisp and Even." đŸ˜† And I even loved the advertisements (pronounce it as you know you should-- stress on the second syllable, short i in the third). They were all
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