Our continuing culinary adventures

You may remember that we steamed a haggis ’round these parts onBobby Burns Day back in January. Well, we’re up to no good again, this time in the form of 19th century nautical cuisine. My husband has been reading Patrick O’Brian’s novels – basis for the movieMaster and Commander, if that’s more familiar – and he’s grown increasingly intrigued by what the sailors eat.

And who wouldn’t want to try figgy dowdy? I maintain he’s got a point.

And so, yes, we’re diving in. Today he and our son will be...