The Sweet Makers - a Tudor treat

[strictlysalsaclare Profile]

As the TV and Radio thread is not very active now, please excuse me for mentioning this programme that was on BBC2 last night.

http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/ ... dor-treat/

Mr Strictly and I watched it last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. I thinks it's made by the same team as the one behind The Victorian Bakers last year. I am sure some of you will recognise master Chocolatier Paul A. Young as one of the sweet-making team. Did anyone else see it?

[Suelle Profile Website]

I really enjoyed the programme as I'm quite interested in the history of food. I suspect this first programme will be the most interesting, as sugar was such a luxury food.

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

Oh good-O.
BBC2. I can watch it on iplayer later. Thanks for the recommendation.

[Joanbunting Profile]

Yes we did watch and enjoy it.

[Stokey Sue Profile]

I actually thought it was more enjoyable than the baking one, better cast and a lighter touch overall, using two presenters helped rather than those endless rehearsed "chats" that were really annoying me by the end of the baking

They've done well to get cast of the calibre of Annie Grey (Kitchen Cabinet) and Paul A Young (London's hottest confectioner and all round good egg)

[Petronius Profile]

We enjoyed this, fortunately recorded it (clashing with Highland midwives) as I could re-play the bits I missed when asleep!

Like Suelle I'm interested in the history of food and will look forward to the Victorian one especially, recently read a research paper on how much food the mid-Victorians ate.

Similar to SS, sometimes I wonder why there are separate boards, as only this one seems to get regular traffic.

[Stokey Sue Profile]

I don't even look at the board titles, I look at new posts, unread posts, my posts or occasionally active topics

[kavey Profile Website]

We loved it too!

[strictlysalsaclare Profile]

We enjoyed the second programme in this series. Boy am I glad I live in the age of clingfilm, silicone moulds, commercially available jellies and ice creams! I also thought of Joanbunting when they made the calves foot jelly!

[Petronius Profile]

Another good programme.

[strictlysalsaclare Profile]

Again, Mr Strictly and I really enjoyed this programme. It's been an excellent series all round. Having been to Beamish Museaum in the NE and watched a boiled sweet-making demo, we didn't learn so much this time round but that didn't matter at all.

[Petronius Profile]

I suppose we didn't learn so much as there wasn't much to learn, apart from the tedium of the production line and having to keep things cheap. The availability of cheap sugar meant the nation's teeth suffered a bit.