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Fanny cradock and transgenderism

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Purplewithgreenspots · 14/01/2019 12:45

How is she anything to do with the new gender politics? According to The Times, a celebration about her in Waltham forest will be ‘very queer’, including style, food, gender politics and aspiration. I thought she was just a cook but correct me if I’m wrong.

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PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 15/01/2019 00:49

I'm just Shock at how she rolled the Swiss roll. Mind you, I wouldn't want to argue with her either — if she wanted you to roll you'd jolly well roll!

And that's really not a "dusting" of icing sugar. Grin

HerFemaleness · 15/01/2019 00:32

They're all on Youtube, but this is my favourite:

I could have quite happily lived the rest of my life in ignorance of that mincemeat omelette.

MrsCatE · 15/01/2019 00:26

Knew someone that worked with her. Heavy makeup was to cover up scarring from a fire. Apparently, she had some really horrible unhygienic habits too.

Tony2 · 15/01/2019 00:19

I'm old enough to remember watching her quite clearly, and she was an odd bod, although thrift was important to her. I vaguely recall that she had a bigamous marriage, and possibly before Johnny, she had younger men on stage as her assistants for a short while. Polyamory and toy boys, and enough mascara to scare the horses, must tick some boxes!

CrispbuttyNo1 · 15/01/2019 00:08

Is that assistant Delia Smith? It looks very much like her.

ChesterGreySideboard · 14/01/2019 23:55

Isn’t she just a gay icon, as said above, like Judy Garland?

NottonightJosepheen · 14/01/2019 23:51

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MargueritaPink · 14/01/2019 23:43

She was quite odd-looking, with heavy, artificial-looking makeup and hair that had been processed to within an inch of its life

I think this was a pretty normal look back in the day. Everyone's hair was processed - shampoo and set was the order of the day

No it wasn't normal.

The mincemeat omelette looks vile- as do the pancakes.

Yousignup · 14/01/2019 23:21

CRADOCK only has one D! I never knew!

theOtherPamAyres · 14/01/2019 19:56

I thought that Fanny was great. She was bossy and took no nonsense.

I can imagine that, had she been alive today, she would chase non-binaries and transgender people out of the women's spaces, armed only with a whisk and a droll one-liner.

Deliriumoftheendless · 14/01/2019 19:40

She also said “I would no more put an egg in a refrigerator than I would put a baby.”

I have followed that advice ever since I heard it. She was right!

Heratnumber7 · 14/01/2019 19:01

She was quite odd-looking, with heavy, artificial-looking makeup and hair that had been processed to within an inch of its life

I think this was a pretty normal look back in the day. Everyone's hair was processed - shampoo and set was the order of the day.

ChewyLouie · 14/01/2019 18:35

It’ll be Delia Smith next 😱looks like anyone’s fair game these days.

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Purplewithgreenspots · 14/01/2019 18:26

Oops Blush

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VickyEadie · 14/01/2019 18:03

I’ve never had any interest in Fanny

Grin
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Purplewithgreenspots · 14/01/2019 17:53

I do hope Mrs Beeton doesn’t get dragged into all this. I’ve never had any interest in Fanny but I swear by Mrs Beeton.

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VickyEadie · 14/01/2019 17:52

Melroses

Mincemeat omelette

Makes you gag, doesn't it? I'm so pleased I was able to bring Fanny's mincemeat creations to a wider audience.

Check out the choux pastry ones - and she stuffs a turkey in the first episode...

terryleather · 14/01/2019 16:24

Dr Fanny Haddock GrinGrinGrin

recently · 14/01/2019 16:15

Everything she makes looks really unappetising. Confused

Melroses · 14/01/2019 15:57

www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/fanny-cradock

You could flog them on ebay - they are having a resurgence.

Badstyley · 14/01/2019 15:56

Her profiteroles were especially delightful.

eddiemairswife · 14/01/2019 15:29

I still have the BBC cookery books from her programmes.

tellmewhenthespaceshiplands · 14/01/2019 15:27

Please please can we use Fanny for Dr Haddock? It's just too good

Melroses · 14/01/2019 15:26

Mincemeat omelette Envy

Melroses · 14/01/2019 15:24

HAHAHAHA We used to do Fanny Craddock cookery demonstrations in the garden with buckets, mud and worms, potatoes and stuff. I can see why now - it is all the bossy shouting.

My mum used to think she was awful. I can see why now.