Compiled and written by ELIZABETH HAVELOCK and JOHN CHATER. Introduced by Elizabeth Havelock
A lighthearted seasonal anthology of traditional and modern aspects of Christmas, including this 1594 cookbook recipe:
' Traditional Ale Syllabub Place in a large bowl a quart of strong ale or beer, grate into this a little nutmeg, and sweeten with sugar; milk the cow rapidly into the bowl, forcing the milk as strongly as possible into the ale, and against the sides of the vessel, to raise a good froth. Let it stand an hour. and it will be fit for use.'
Readers MANNING WILSON boy SPENCER and ROSEMARY WHITFIELD
Directed by BRIAN MILLER BBC Bristol