Mrs Isabella Beetonさんのイラストまとめ

Today is #NationalPastaDay. Simple as the process is, Mrs Beeton says, ‘macaroni, spaghetti and similar preparations can only be cooked to perfection by Italians’. When correctly prepared, ‘these dishes are perfect, and can be employed to vary the monotony of the English fare’.

And ‘Cultivate your own’ was Mrs Beeton’s reply. Cultivated mushrooms are pleasing to the nostrils, and sport a pink underside or gills, while nearly all poisonous ones have ‘a rank and putrid smell’. 2/2

Today is #NationalTrailMixDay. Trail mix is a high-energy snack made from raisins and nuts. Raisins, Mrs Beeton tells us, were made by drying grapes in the oven or the sun. The sweetest were dipped in a hot lixivium of wood ash and olive oil, before being left to dry on the vine.

Today is #FashionDay. When buying a fashion item, says Mrs Beeton, one must consider: (1) whether it is too expensive for one’s purse; (2) whether the colour suits one’s complexion, and the pattern one’s figure; and (3) whether the ‘tint’ clashes with one’s other clothes.

Today is National Spinach Day. Catherine de’ Medici is the most famous person to be associated with spinach. Born in Florence in the 16-Century, Catherine loved spinach and it was served at every meal. As a result, meals made with spinach are called “Florentine” in her honour.