Victorian Cookbook: Curds and Whey

[image error]Little Miss Muffet by Arthur Rackham

Curds and whey seem like a neat step up from Workhouse Gruel. Theyre almost as simple but way more nutritious. You can eat them outdoors while sitting on a tuffet or, if youre the heroine of an historical romance, from your sickbed as a medicinal posset. If youre the hero of said novel, eat them sitting up in bed as you recover from a flesh wound. Dont forget to mutter manfully about sickroom pap while downplaying the severity of your injury.

The recipe I...