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Taste the past at Mary Allott's Table
Immerse yourself in middle-class Victorian Sheffield with Mary Allott's née Hopkinson's personal recipe book.
Born in 1833 in the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Mary grew up in Sheffield. Despite her husband’s immoral conduct and desertion, Mary found purpose in the pages of her household receipts, and unwittingly gave us a glimpse into women's lives.
This facsimile of a primary historical source offers a rare, unfiltered look at 19th-century recipes, inviting us to explore the flavours of the Victorian age. Through the replication of Mary's original recipes, you can connect with the past in the most intimate way—through the ingredients and aromas that once filled Mary's kitchen.
