tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post1501958008979420120..comments2024-03-18T00:57:26.347-04:00Comments on The Peak of Chic®: Lady Mendl's InventionThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-18916698053925682702013-02-10T16:38:11.252-05:002013-02-10T16:38:11.252-05:00I'm glad that you solved the mystery of "...I'm glad that you solved the mystery of "English Monkey". I would never have guessed what it was!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-48660616161612261402013-02-10T04:07:37.469-05:002013-02-10T04:07:37.469-05:00Why not amaze your friends and family by making yo...Why not amaze your friends and family by making your very own "Gent's Relish"? If you pounded tinned anchovy fillets into unsalted butter, and added black pepper, you would end up with something similar. Had a quick look on the net at "English Monkey". It seems to be a variation on our very own "Welsh Rarebit", ie a melted cheese sauce, thickened with flour and flavoured with Lea & Perrins, poured over toast. I think "English Monkey" could be American. A bit like "English Muffins" which, of course, are about as English as the Greek Prime Minister.<br /><br />"The Sixties in Queen" is really interesting. It's more about the early 60's (Profumo scandal era) than all that Carnaby St/Blow-Up stuff. Full of original articles, photographs and period ads.Luke Honeyhttp://www.lukehoney.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-88139499851283132642013-02-09T17:39:53.282-05:002013-02-09T17:39:53.282-05:00Lisa, How nice of you to comment! I really appreci...Lisa, How nice of you to comment! I really appreciate it!<br /><br />I hope that you're having a nice weekend.<br /><br />JenniferThe Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-26747861732198499952013-02-09T17:38:45.508-05:002013-02-09T17:38:45.508-05:00I considered ordering some "Genteman's Re...I considered ordering some "Genteman's Relish" from Fortnum & Mason, but the shipping charges would be about four times the cost of the relish itself! And we need to get the bottom of this "English Monkey" thing.<br /><br />Thanks for the recommendation of the book. I'm off to find it on Abebooks!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-59141726052937134002013-02-09T16:10:55.972-05:002013-02-09T16:10:55.972-05:00Congrats on being named a Favorite Blog in House B...Congrats on being named a Favorite Blog in House Beautiful! They know a good thing when they see it!!!!Lisa Mendehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704739937051951215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-60718863441525009462013-02-09T14:54:30.650-05:002013-02-09T14:54:30.650-05:00So sorry about "Gentleman's Relish";...So sorry about "Gentleman's Relish"; could this be a Plymouth Gin situation? I used to gobble down the stuff at boarding school; on toast. And those Vogue books are great. By the way, if you like that sort of thing (and I know you do), "The Sixties in Queen" is going to be of great interest...And what the devil is "English Monkey"? I'm probably more English (or sort of Scottish) than "Brief Encounter and I've never come across it...Luke Honeyhttp://www.lukehoney.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-44342171433129177462013-02-09T08:35:16.397-05:002013-02-09T08:35:16.397-05:00I'm familiar with Treacle Pudding and Spotted ...I'm familiar with Treacle Pudding and Spotted Dick, but not English Monkey. I've got to go check out Jolly Grub to see what that's all about! Oh, and buy some Gentlemen's Relish too!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-15848883045494515012013-02-08T15:11:10.234-05:002013-02-08T15:11:10.234-05:00Discovered "Gentlemen's Relish" whil...Discovered "Gentlemen's Relish" while reading Nancy Mitford- Immediately went to the Internet to find it, which I did on an English food website (Jolly Grub?) along with "English Monkey","Treacle Pudding" and the unfortunately named "Spotted Dick" bought the small size for me and the large size in the black glass container as a gift- Huge hit- HUGE<br />Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-55743128723370917942013-02-08T09:30:19.392-05:002013-02-08T09:30:19.392-05:00Thank you Barima. I wonder if sours are finding n...Thank you Barima. I wonder if sours are finding new fans here in the U.S. I just might have to investigate that!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-24762977303577661322013-02-08T06:29:55.680-05:002013-02-08T06:29:55.680-05:00Relatively speaking, today's Grenadine is fair...Relatively speaking, today's Grenadine is fairly sweet. I've no experience with the vintage stuff, that said. Lady Mendl was obviously a fan in principle of the sours and these have definitely enjoyed a renaissance in London and elsewhere over the past 3 years<br /><br />Gentleman's Relish is still enjoyed in some measure here in Britain, though it is far behind the likes of Marmite and other tangy spreads in popularity<br /><br />Good post, by the way<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />BONBarimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387094956196586964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-21105251843946928952013-02-07T04:44:56.772-05:002013-02-07T04:44:56.772-05:00In the Seventies they brought in the decorated pot...In the Seventies they brought in the decorated pots with hunting, shooting and fishing scenes. We had quite a collection!Victorianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-89303144307073470192013-02-06T21:59:30.357-05:002013-02-06T21:59:30.357-05:00Hello Simply Grand! I haven't had much experie...Hello Simply Grand! I haven't had much experience with Grenadine except for the Roy Rogers that I used to drink as a child on special occasions. I believe that if I were to cut back on the amount of Grenadine in Lady Mendl's invention, it might taste less like cough medicine. Perhaps Grenadine has gotten sweeter over the years?<br /><br />If you ask me, dinner rolls and Bearnaise sauce sure beats the usual college diet of Ramen noodles.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-30259830204703177092013-02-06T21:19:42.222-05:002013-02-06T21:19:42.222-05:00As Blue says, that's one sweet drink, but then...As Blue says, that's one sweet drink, but then, it's not quite the same as the Pink Lady described in (I think) Ludwig Bemelmans' book <i>To the One I Love Best</i>, which adds grapefruit juice & Cointreau to the mix, with the Grenadine just added--I guess--to achieve a rosy blush, not that sort of lurid hue above. But that reminds me, at home I have a bottle of Grenadine that came out of my grandparents' liquor cabinet, and judging from its label, it must date from the 1940s or early 1950s. All I can say is that the stuff tastes nothing like today's Grenadine. I don't know whether that's because they've actually changed the recipe over the years--like Elsie's cocktail--or whether it's just chemical change over half a century, but I do know this: it tastes great. Of course, I've never actually <i>drunk</i> the stuff, just dipped a cocktail stirrer into it and tasted it, but either way, it conjures up a whole lost era.<br /><br />And I've always heard about Gentelman's Relish but never knew till now what the stuff was. On the other hand, I've been making anchovy toast for years: a half-tube of anchovy paste to a stick of butter, only halfway mixed to look like marble, and kept in a small ceramic ramekin I picked up at the bankruptcy sale of the "Continental Dining" hotel restaurant where I waited table in college. Those were the days. On evenings when I was officially off, I'd still show up early enough to sit in the back corner to help Zora, the World's Oldest Waitress fold our giant pink napkins, while helping myself to a giant pot of extra-strong tea & a half-dozen dinner rolls. Basically, I survived for four solid years on dinner rolls & Bearnaise sauce. It's a wonder I didn't have a heart attack at twenty-two. <br /><br />Anyway, now that I know the kind of jars Gentlemen's Relish used to come in, I think I need to visit Ebay. Magnaverdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-79260452175864777212013-02-06T20:16:39.070-05:002013-02-06T20:16:39.070-05:00Victoria, I remember seeing those small white jars...Victoria, I remember seeing those small white jars of Gentleman's Relish. I also remember my parents coming home from trips to London with small jars from Fortnum & Mason that were decorated with scenes of hunting dogs. They were so charming.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-77575686144191971642013-02-06T19:22:01.061-05:002013-02-06T19:22:01.061-05:00Patum Peperium, or The Gentleman's Relish, is ...Patum Peperium, or The Gentleman's Relish, is indeed a 'spiced anchovy relish' to be enjoyed on hot toast. It should be used sparingly. It used to come in small, white, flat pottery jars with it's traditional black lettering. Nowadays, sadly, they are made of plastic.Victorianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-11336672652751168902013-02-06T16:10:49.470-05:002013-02-06T16:10:49.470-05:00Seems to me that Lady Mendel had a very sweet toot...Seems to me that Lady Mendel had a very sweet tooth – I cannot imagine getting through a whole cocktail but might be prepared to try (if only for the purposes of historic research, etc.) <br /><br />Gentleman's Relish is, I think, a variant on anchovy paste which I buy in tubes at either IKEA or Wholefoods. I love it on hot buttered toast –or at least I did before such things as toast, marmalade, Gentleman's Relish, Lemon Curd and butter were forbidden by my waistline. Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-64036312687467728792013-02-06T14:37:04.376-05:002013-02-06T14:37:04.376-05:00Well, that cocktail will certainly keep you in the...Well, that cocktail will certainly keep you in the pink! Thanks, Jen, for yet another delicious cocktail recipe.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />AprilAprilhttp://www.justvertestyle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-59267634474365152722013-02-06T11:01:38.276-05:002013-02-06T11:01:38.276-05:00What fun! No I don't know of the origin of the...What fun! No I don't know of the origin of the Lady Mendel connection + you are right, it sounds like a Pink Lady. Love the bar photo.xxpeggybraswelldesign.com<br />BRASWELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18198524833880118838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-50256001854814715232013-02-06T10:06:22.180-05:002013-02-06T10:06:22.180-05:00Thanks for the links! I think that I'm going t...Thanks for the links! I think that I'm going to order the Gentleman's Relish online. I doubt that I'll have any success finding it here in Atlanta.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-72163591485159018282013-02-06T09:34:17.799-05:002013-02-06T09:34:17.799-05:00With cocktails enjoying a resurgence, I highly rec...With cocktails enjoying a resurgence, I highly recommend the PDT Cocktail book, perhaps The Gentleman's Relish will, too. I found a recipe online, http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/11/gentlemens-relish-recipe.html and a place to buy it, http://www.amazon.com/Gentlemans-Relish-Spiced-Anchovy-Relish/dp/B000NUB9YIAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514877313601379515noreply@blogger.com