A Pleasant Surprise

Dear Constant Reader,

I’m sure you know by now that I’m rather fond of food history and cooking historical recipes (and making videos of recipe tests). One of the places I like to read about culinary oddities is Gastro Obscura, a section of Atlas Obscura.

Recently I saw that Gastro Oscura had an article on marlow, an early 20th century frozen dessert made from marshmallows. And I thought “Hey, I’ve made that! I should contact them and let them know.” And as I was reading I saw…

Gastro Obscura screenshot

The hard-to-read screenshot shows that one of their links is to my humble missive about Mocha Marlow!

I guess they know I’ve made it after all… It’s like I’m an actual expert!

Is there some old recipe or unusual ingredient you’ve always wondered about? Drop me a comment below and maybe it will show up in my kitchen (Patrons get priority!).

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