This old Scottish recipe brings together the chestnuts from the trees around Joe’s forge in Great Expectations and the mincemeat that went into Mrs Joe’s ‘handsome mince-pie’ made before Pip stole the ...

This cold dessert made with layers of ladyfingers, fruit and flavoured cream, is believed to be named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III The Homes & Antiques team comprises some of the ...

In Martin Chuzzlewit, Mrs Gamp orders ‘pickled salmon, with a nice little sprig of fennel, and a sprinkling of white pepper…’ ...

In A Christmas Carol, the Cratchit children go wild outside the bakery at the smell of sage and onion stuffing, and the whole family admire their goose’s flavour (and cheapness) ...