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When Lord Alex and I were first married, I was heavily into cooking. As this was in the seventies, cooking was totally different than it is today. At that time, there was no such thing as “nouvelle cuisine” or “healthy eating” and olive oil was still easier to come by in the chemist's shop than in the grocer's. Even the concept of the “supermarket” was yet to become commonplace. Prawn Cocktail and Black Forest Gateau were considered the height of culinary sophistication. For many cooks, the closest they got to herbs was singing 'Scarborough Fair'.
I recall one evening when we really pushed the envelope when entertaining friends, serving Borscht as a starter, Chicken Kiev as the main course and Brown Bread Ice Cream as a dessert! However, I was not tempted at any stage to follow Fanny Craddock's advice and colour my mashed potatoes green.