Zurich Legacy Kitchen Cookbook - Book - Page 77
L e g ac y K it c hen
Rachel
Lyne
In 1970s, 1980s Bradford, when dinner
louder as the night went on. Two electric
parties were a thing, my mum, Celia, always
cafetières would be plugged in and coffee
did a fabulous job at entertaining dad’s
would start gurgling.
colleagues from work. Mum would cook
Dinner parties meant all normal routine
three courses from scratch, often giving
out of the window, I was allowed to stay up
two choices for main & pudding, followed
late if I made myself helpful, putting final
by cheese and biscuits. She managed all
touches on food to be served. Best part was
this while working full time in her dress
having zabaglione leftovers in the morning
shop, her pride and joy.
for breakfast. It’s only just occurred to me I
The evenings started with drinks in
was having alcohol for breakfast!
the lounge (Campari, gin or martini) and I
Mum kept all her recipes in a diary, a
helped by fetching & carrying drinks.
mix of handed down recipes from mothers,
It was fascinating to see everyone
friends, and copied from magazines. I love
glammed up - think early 80s (Rivals is
that the pages are still speckled with cake mix.
dead on with the fashion!) and then through
My mum struggled a lot with dementia
to the dining room, usually 8/10 people.
in her final years, and dinner parties from
This room was a converted garage, with a
the eighties were some of the strongest
hatch from kitchen to dining room, and a
memories we could share. I developed a
hostess trolley, warming the best plates.
love for hosting (and pudding for breakfast)
All the finest crockery came out. Laughter got
from her!
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