Tuppeny Rice and Treacle - Cottage Housekeeping 1900-1920 - by Doris E. Coates £20 donation and the lure of a

and the lure of a dangerous illicit love

bringing a parcel of cloth for the local tailor - cloth infested with plague-carrying fleas

hard work and pure luck

‘A pocket masterpiece’ GUARDIAN

Tuppeny Rice and Treacle - Cottage Housekeeping 1900-1920 - by Doris E. Coates £20 donation and the lure of aThis delightful book draws on recipes compiled by Doris's mother in Derbyshire and mother in law in Cumberland, and contains detailed records of weekly expenditure. It includes numerous recipes for nutritious and filling meals for working men and growing families, taking full advantage of what was available hearty meat dishes, with lots of root vegetables, puddings and dumplings to fill them out, cakes and buns, sweets and jams, and beverages to go