Host a 3-Course Meal
Pick a recipe or two from each of the courses below and celebrate Jane Austen with a special luncheon, dinner, or Box Hill picnic.
Appetizers
Toasted Cheese—adapted by Dan Macey from Martha Lloyd's Household Book
Pickled Melon—adapted by Julienne Gehrer from Martha Lloyd's Household Book
Excellent Boiled Potatoes Collin-aise—by Dan Macey
Main Courses
Chicken Curry—adapted by Julienne Gehrer from Martha Lloyd's Household Book
Vegetable Pye—adapted by Dan Macey from a recipe for Onion Pye from The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy by Hannah Glasse (1747)
Tom LeFroy’s Irish Stew—adapted by Laura Boyle from Martha Lloyd's Household Book
Desserts
Baked Apple Pudding—adapted by Julienne Gehrer from Martha Lloyd's Household Book
Box Hill Strawberries and Cream—by Dan Macey
Ratafia Cookies—adapted by Dan Macey from Martha Lloyd’s Household Book
Beverages
Negus—by Laura Boyle
Tea Punch—by Dan Macey
Arthur Parker’s Fortifying Cocoa—by Laura Boyle
Toasted Cheese ›
This was reportedly one of Jane’s favorites—especially after long carriage rides.
Pickled Melon ›
Adapted from Martha Lloyd’s Household Book.
Excellent Boiled Potatoes Collins-aise ›
A playful nod to Mr. Collins’s line in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice film—now immortalized in countle…
Chicken Curry ›
Adapted from "Curry After the India Manner" in Martha Lloyd’s Household Book.
Vegetable Pye ›
Adapted from a recipe for Onion Pye in Hannah Glasse's The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy (1747)…
Tom Lefroy’s Irish Stew ›
Adapted from Martha Lloyd’s Harrico of Mutton recipe.
Baked Apple Pudding ›
Adapted from Martha Lloyd’s Household Book
Box Hill Strawberries and Cream ›
A dish of strawberries and cream has long been an English favorite.
Ratafia Cookies ›
The ratafia cake may well have been the most popular cookie of the Regency era.
Negus ›
Made of wine, hot water, lemon juice, sugar, and nutmeg, negus was a popular fortifier on cold eveni…
Tea Punch ›
A modern, non-alcoholic twist on a recipe popular with sailors during Jane Austen’s time.
Arthur Parker's Fortifying Cocoa ›
Cocoa, or chocolate, was a popular Regency drink served most often at breakfast, but sometimes in th…
