Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright as The Two Fat Ladies were two of my favourite chefs. Their programs & books are excellent & have fuelled my journey into food history for years. This solo program from Clarissa is one of my favourites & I've cooked a fair few recipes from my copy of The Forme of Cury over time. Sad that neither of these wonderful ladies are with us anymore - they're of a type that's irreplaceable.

@raymondjoebarwick8995

3 ай бұрын

This American agrees with you

@annieclaire2348

17 күн бұрын

This Australian loved the Two Fat Ladies! Truly wonderful. Absolutely unique. Completely delightful!

Clarissa was a Treasure. You have to try her Rice Pudding. You’ll never eat another again. Her food recipes are excellent. I’m such a fan of hers, so sad she’s gone, we are lucky we have videos like this.

@seanleafgreen135

4 ай бұрын

I so enjoyed watching 'Two fat Ladies'. Honestly though the recipes weren't all that healthy. Immensely delicious but one shouldn't eat them daily.

@joy-to7dx

4 ай бұрын

My mom use to make rice pudding. This my first time watching her what happened to her?

@melissanelson2592

4 ай бұрын

I would love to try her rice pudding. Do you know which of her books it is from? A search is showing both Potty and Comfort Food as having rice pudding recipes. Thanks!

@waynethomas4728

3 ай бұрын

Recipe please Amanda?

"The King is dead! Long live the cook!" 😏 She's entertaining....I like her.

@Heyoudummy

4 ай бұрын

Same!!

I used to cook for the volunteers at our local Renn faire, for years. We had occasional feasts. I used A Forme of Currye and To the King’s Taste. I remember there was a place online where one could acquire Mediaeval spices. I used a lot of herbs. I and my helpers cooked for days. We had Mediaeval musicians and did Mediaeval dances. The food was wonderful. It broke my heart when it all ended.

Clarissa was such a treasure, her voice is sorely missed and I'm so grateful to you for making these videos available!! Two Fat Ladies is one of my favorite shows of all time 😅😅

Clarissa was amazing at presenting a program, miss her and Jennifer Patterson. Enjoyed watching this

I knew it was Clarissa as soon as I heard that voice!

@anncbower5564

5 ай бұрын

Agreed!! I remember watching her & Jennifer Patterson potter around in the kitchens from manor houses to royal arm force base to a school cooking up a scrumptious menus.

@purplebutterfly7257

4 ай бұрын

Yes me too and I was actually surprised that I recognized it right away.

@avariceseven9443

4 ай бұрын

Sorry, i dont mean to be rude or anything but i really thought she’s a he cause of her voice! I had to google if she’s a member of lgbtq+ (which im a member of lol.) Having videos on x2 speed did not helped, made her voice more male-like.

@joy-to7dx

4 ай бұрын

Im a lesbian stud but i have a hard time getting a girlfriend 😢

@Heyoudummy

4 ай бұрын

Who is she? I like her already, but have never seen her before.

I think Clarissa would have gotten along really well with Max Miller of Tasting History.

@Angelicwings1

4 ай бұрын

Oh most definitely

@lynnsenger9950

4 ай бұрын

And Jon Townsend of Townsends.

@troglodytehunter

2 ай бұрын

I've tried asking Max if he's aware of TFL just because I know he'd love it, and all of CDW's Richard II cooking episodes, because I don't recall hearing him mention them before and tbh I'd have expected to, but I have to believe he's already a fan, I just couldn't get a reply to my comment (understandable).

@EarlyMusicDiva

5 күн бұрын

And Mrs Crocombe (Kathy Hipperson) of The Victorian Way.

What an intriguing glimpse into medieval English cuisine! Exploring King Richard II's 700-year-old cookbook is a true culinary adventure. Thanks for sharing this historical journey!" 🍽🏰📜

As soon as I realized it was her I was glued! I've watched this 3 times already, pure joy and so much real information. She was, and is, a treasure!

Oh, Clarissa was a great, wonderful foodie, full on, marvellous. great great stuff.

I would love to have seen the whole dinner conversation from all those interesting folks at the table. Extraordinary.

@Angelicwings1

4 ай бұрын

I know right?!

This was wonderful. I need to watch more things like this. I really love her little quips here and there throughout the program.

I watched this more than 10 years ago. But, I am still thrilled to watch it again. History and food!!!!😂

My mom taught me to always wash dried fruits in warm water 2 or 3 times. You'd be amazed what comes off - bits of straw or sticks, etc.

This was a fun new take on history and I love it! Give me more!

the kitchen scene reenactment is fantastic. Especially the saucer

I remember taking part in the filming of this at Gainsborough old hall many years ago along with most of the group I was in at the time all the food cooked was cooked in the medieval kitchen by members of our group and was excellent

I have eaten poached pears... and so similar to that recipe also, with the addition of lemon or orange and raspberries instead of black.

American here. Some of us have been educated lol. I remember taking my mother to a Medieval Christmas Dinner cooked and served by University students on Michigan State University campus. A few dozen of us privileged (paying participants) sat at trestle tables arranged in a giant U shape and were served wonderful (unrecognizable) foods. I remember that there was a boars head (with apple) paraded around the room on a huge platter. All our servers were dressed and served us appropriate to the age. It was marvelous! I'm so glad I didn't have to clean up afterwards.

As a huge fan of Medieval cooking, this was a great treat!

This was a very enjoyable and soothing video to watch. Thank you!

Oh, god that I AM, I love the English sense of humour! Lol. What a great series!

I LOVE things and histories like this! Thank you very much.

The way they have Richard watching the angry citizens on a TV is hilarious. This was an excellent production, educational, yet fun.

More show's like this please

The YT channel "Tasting History" has been using "The Forme of Curry" on and off for years and following the recipes. If anybody is interested in historical cookery (that also covers the rest of the world and a broader time scale), that's a wonderful channel to watch. And of course, try out the recipes. They really are managable and who knew that I would end up not only knowing about Hyssop and Savory, but actually use them both in my cooking nowadays. Plus Roman Garum... (if you know, you know).

@BlackAcePlays

4 ай бұрын

Oh yes, great channel indeed. Not only does he cook the stuff, but always comes up with historical facts. 😊

@Angelicwings1

4 ай бұрын

Gotta love Max

@patriciamorgan6545

4 ай бұрын

Yes, he had us at garum.😉

@christinaclark9754

Ай бұрын

I love that channel and watch it all of the time!. I have the grains of paradise that she mentioned. I got it because of that channel along with some other spices.

@Angela-382

Ай бұрын

Have you used Max's recipe and made your own garum?

Rest in peace Clarissa. ❤

Thanks from France!

Excellent show!

I Love ❤️ This. Medieval Cookery is the best. I mean isn't it? 😊 I could look at this all day. ❤

Clarissa has such a distinctive voice and rhythm . I loved her and Jennifer show

Clarissa always the master...Brava!

I have enjoyed this presentation and, of course, Clarissa.

Ohhhh, how i would LOVE to try an authentic medieval meal!!!!

I love the reenactments and surprising information.

Love the table manners! The least anyone could do if eating such a beautiful meal.!!!

This would have been a video I would have eagerly consumed the year it came out. It's a shame that even educational/edutainment media is so much about profit, ownership, borders and control. Feels a bit like lost opportunities waiting for the media to age out of profitable relevance. But glad it is now shared of course!

That fish dressing with onions, sugar, raisins cooked in vinegar looks very interesting! I have no idea what that would taste like, but am going to have to try it.

I loved the sense of humor thrown into this documentary!

I love this video and would love to taste this meal myself!

Simply marvellous, to come upon you again Clarissa. Was a great fan of Jenifer & Clarissa, 'the Two Fat Ladies". You I am happy to see, are still in full culinary stride. Thanks for this delightfully entertaining exposé of Medieval culinary arts. All very yummy too. Thanks for this video.

Charming and interesting, thanks for posting

Absolutely love this show!

Wow. Some interesting.

I haven't seeing Clarissa for ages. She is a great Chef. Thank you for the documentary and the historical part of Food and the life of King Richard (in my opinion,a very closeted gay man, unhappy to be living in a time like that. RIP....Long Live the Cook!

this is making me hungry, yum yum.

Clarissa Knows It All!!

The king must be excited every mealtime

@joy-to7dx

4 ай бұрын

He likes to watch people boycott though his old TV 😅

I would not want to be behind the king after he ate all that. Talk about savage winds 🤣. Great show very well done

Love this history cooking series, does open a window to the lives of the people of the past.💕🇬🇧

The way the guy looked when she said “boners”…😂

Again, these videos are probably as good as it gets. Truly an inspiration! You must be an entire team? Right? Right...?

Lovely show. Enjoyed this and the host did great.

Clarissa! I love her so much!!!!!

this is a good video. Very entertaining and instructive; thank you

King Richard has been established in my heart forever. I am not British but became aware of him through a friend that is. I'm ecstatic having found your channel to add to my knowledge of his life. It is so heartwarming. Do you have a cookbook with these recipes? I am definitely interested in acquiring one

Hello I'm a big fan of your channel. The content and video are such impressive! Great

Haha, such a nice and witty presenter

The novel 'La cuisiniere de Castamar ' by Fernando Munez takes place in the early 18th C and is full of this sort of food! First written in Spanish.

Fantastic, ty

Awesome video Thanks 👍

I love the way the English pronounce luxurious!

@catzkeet4860

4 ай бұрын

How else can one pronounce it?

@roberttelarket4934

4 ай бұрын

@@catzkeet4860: In the U.S. we say luxjurious(as in a court jury) but the English in Britain say luxzurious(with the z sound).

@verenamaharajah6082

3 ай бұрын

I think someone is ‘ Pulling our legs’ ! I have never in my long life heard anyone, least of all an American, pronounce’ luxurious’ as ‘ lux~jurious’!

Oh man, that was great! I learned a lot there.

That was great. I want to make those three dishes now. ❤

To me, Richard II wroted that cookbook himself, and it became widely famous😊😊😊

Clarissa was great.

I LOVE THE RECIPES.

The first book of medieval recipes I ever bought was 'To the King's Taste', by Lorna J. Sass, published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It was a collection of recipes from 'The Forme of Cury' adapted for modern cooks. Among my favorites were Tartlettes (pork ravioli), Roo Broth (venison stew), and Blank Mang (White Dish, chicken cooked with rice and almonds). That last can be seen when Clariss'a's looking at the original manuscript. The only one I didn't like was the Muskels in Brewet (mussels in broth), but that was more down to the bright orange color of the mussels than anything else.

I knew Clarissa very well I remember when she had the book shop in West Bow in Edinburgh which was run by her friend Isabel Rutherford both ladies with a wealth of culinary knowledge.

What a great video. I have always enjoyed Clarissa, she is one of the Jewel’s in the King’s Crown! Hope she hosts more of these videos!

@trevorwills3356

4 ай бұрын

Sadly Clatissa is now deceased.

@joy-to7dx

4 ай бұрын

​@@trevorwills3356 what happened?

@trevorwills3356

4 ай бұрын

She developed pneumonia while in hospital for an undisclosed illness and passed away a number of years ago.

That was fun 😊

You could open a great restaurant with that cookbook

My favorite dish is a trencher of vixen tallow burnish upon bruised grouse innards, followed by groundroot figgy and washed down with mead! My name is Richard, so I think its genetic.

Very interesting!

Brilliant, I would eat any of those dishes happily. Well done.

There's a lot of scolding and pearl-clutching in the comments about the lack of glove wearing. Archivists DO NOT advocate the wearing of gloves. Clean and dried hands (no lotion) are preferred. Cotton gloves can snag on the brittle fibers of fragile items. Bare fingers are more sensitive to the surface of items being handled, reducing the risks of damage.

@frankwerner6355

16 күн бұрын

Very true. I am an antiquarian book seller of over 40 years standing, and I would absolutely forbid anyone wearing gloves to even touch my books let alone turn the pages.

Truly loved Clarissa, she"s greatly missed.

Very interesting to learn of a medieval cooking-recipe-scroll and replicate food preparation in our times. Thank you! The ingredients in cooking-scroll and recipes invite wondering the history of how the ingredients from places on the mainland of Europe and more distant from England / Britannia were adopted along with how perishables were prevented from spoiling during transport?

As a fan of Max Miller, I am well acquainted with this book. I'm planning on getting a copy so I can play around with the recipes. :)

The birds of prey are so beautiful ❤

Who taught her how to hold a spjnner reel? Hahahaa love the video and the history. Have always wanted to get a copy for myself and eat like a king.

Interesting video

Kind of reminds me of that movie Silence of the Lambs. And now I understand...

Love her voice!!

Very nice.

Grab that crab, Clarissa!

I would love to cook this!

@Sabbathissaturday

Ай бұрын

The goose one!

"A cat may look at a king, and a cook may look at a gyrfalcon" 😂❤

Oh the roach turned out to be a type of fish wow I was thinking they meant the actual bug.

@Cricket2731

4 ай бұрын

Roach (fish) are distantly related to carp.

@purplebutterfly7257

4 ай бұрын

@@Cricket2731 oh I learn something new.

@EmeraldsFire

3 ай бұрын

​@@Cricket2731I still would not want to eat it with that name 😅

@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo

3 ай бұрын

A very common caught fish.

Are they looking at the original roll, or is this a facsimile? No matter what I love the way it is carefully handled. I own a copy of this cookbook with modern attempts at recreation and it is wonderful!

@RandomGuy33369

5 ай бұрын

If it's an original. Then it should've been handled with gloves.

@wandapease-gi8yo

5 ай бұрын

@@RandomGuy33369 No they should not be using gloves. Ask at your local museum. The original roll is made of parchment, I.e. animal skin scraped very thin and smooth. The answer is to Wash your hands thoroughly! Clean hands (and dirty for that matter) have safely handled this roll for centuries. Now days the answer to handling old paper and parchment is CLEAN, FRESHLY WASHED AND THOROUGHLY DRIED HANDS!

Considerably more tempting than the cookbook in Governor Grey's kitchen on Kawau Island. It has a recipe for cabbage that starts with something along the lines of "boil until the scum rises to the surface". Yummy...

I was a fan of the “Two Fat Ladies” series with Clarissa and Jennifer. Sadly, Jennifer passed away I believe. It’s good to see Clarissa still going strong. The Medieval Cookbook is fascinating. Look at the beautiful text! 👩‍🍳 🧑‍🍳

@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo

3 ай бұрын

Clarissa died 10 years ago on the on 15 March 2014.

this would NOT have been normal food for the other 99 percent though

Clarissa!!!

🇬🇧 Oh I love dear Clarissa Dickson Wright, those rich plummy vowels are so distinct, Yet such a down to earth lady. Clarissa was very lovely as a young woman, tall & willowy, blonde & classic English looks She was once a High Court Judge Maybe this is where her down to Earth character came from but also very eccentric too. Clarissa knew everyone in High Society including royalty I loved her cooking show with her best & life long friend Jennifer & Their mode of travel was a motor bike & side car, with Jennifer as the driver & Clarissa stuffed into the side car & their cookery show was called The Two Fat Ladies They laughed all the time & shared a cracking good humour. Sadly Jennifer died a long while before Clarissa but she carried on alone, as in this wonderful cooking

The only difference back then is the smokey flavor produced when cooking over a wooden flame. Every day BBQ :)

Honestly $34,000 for a falcon seems like a fair price

@visceratrocar

4 ай бұрын

Only if it's trained first

It’s a pity they didn’t mention that there weren’t courses like today! And sweet and savoury dishes were served in messes!

I love these shows where ancient and old cooking recipes are done nowadays but one thing that I believe that they missed ( in regards to the flavor) the fact that the original recipe called for the goose to be cooked over fire, the wood used for this does impart flavor to the meat that I personally find important if I’m going to eat it!!!!👍😻😻😻. She just say he bathed him stone a eeek!!! Ughhh, yak!!! He must have stank horribly 🙀