Thursday, October 21, 2021

A Birthday Full Of Clotted Cream And Scones.

 Today is Samuel Taylor Colerdge's birthday. His birthday dinner would have been a table laden with delicious dishes from his native Devon. He would have feasted on apple dumplings and an apple crumb cake (imagine a crumb cake loaded with apples) along with cider chicken. a tasty dish with the bird cooked with not only cider  from Devon but its' delicious clotted cream. Coleridge might have had  potted crab too, the 18th century still known for serving as many diverse recipes that the cooks can make. He would have washed it down with Devon hard cider or perry a kind of pear cider.

Celebrate Samuel Taylor Coleridge's birthday with his poems and also the foods  and quaffs of his beloved Devon. Like his works the recipes are amazing. Try them for a taste of the South English coast.