Eliza Acton: Britain’s first modern cookery writer
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The First Ever Recipe for Brussels Sprouts
No christmas pudding had existed before eliza acton's recipe. But she has got the first ever recipe for brussels sprouts. She puts them on toast, and then pores lots of melted butter over it. And what else does she have? Lots of recipes for things like dandelion leaves. We think our ancestors ate a lot of potato - but they probably also ate pears.
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