Posted by PeterH on December 04, 2006 at 22:16:51 from 86.130.130.9 user Peter_H.
In Reply to: Re: cooking in Mrs. Dixon's kitchen posted by Ed Kiser on December 04, 2006 at 21:53:40:
Ed - I stand by my earlier posting, but there is another element to this. Have you ever toasted bread by a fire, particularly a wood fire, rather than use a toaster, and then enjoyed the slight 'smoky' taste? I reckon that's what Mrs Dixon was doing. As I said, the bacon would have been unprocessed, with no additives, so a little smoking would have made it delicious. Mrs D may have had hams hanging near the fire, for the same reason.
Have I convinced you yet, Ed?