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A Taste of Wales in Food and Pictures
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By Theodora Fitzgibbon
Pan Books, London and Sydney, 4th printing 1977. ISBN 0 330 23624 5.
Here is a list of photographs and recipes in the book compiled by Venita Roylance, February/March 2004
NB. It is possible that some dates and accreditations of photographs in the book itself may be misleading and therefore it is suggested that all such details be independently confirmed with depositories such as Swansea Museum who hold copies of several of them.
These are in page number order
| 1. Three men on a dock, possibly at Fishguard, 1906. | 3. Post Office, St David's, Pembrokeshire, c. 1870 (thatched house & woman) |
| 5. A miner's stove and hearth, The Triangle, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, c. 1905 | 7. Shooting party, Montgomeryshire, c. 1885 |
| 9. Butcher's and baker's boys gossiping, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, 1907 | 11. Panning for gold in the valley of the River Mawddac, Merioneth, 1899 |
| 13. Sturdy Welsh ponies (with riders), c 1891 | 15. Welsh Back, c 1850 |
| 17. Narrow-gauge railway, Tan-bwlch, Ffestiniog, Merioneth (built 1836) c. 1875. | 19. Ascending Mount Snowdon, Caernarvonshire, by pony and foot, from Llanberis, September 1907. |
| 21. Mrs. Jones selling produce in Old Market Hall, c 1904 | 23 Tavern friend (young woman in traditional dress), Beaumaris, Anglesey, c 1865 |
| 25. Picnic in the Gower Peninsula, 1841 | 27. The Miners' Arms, Minsterly Fair, Salop, c 1890 |
| 29. Llechwedd Slate Quarry, Cardiganshire, c 1900 | 31. Coracle Fishermen, Cardigan (Aberteifi), c. 1880 |
| 33. St. Mary Street, Cardiff, 1891. (Several men standing in front of a building plastered with posters for "A Fine Art Industrial Exhibition") | 35. Horse Tram, Newport, Monmouthshire, c 1885. (Painted on the side of the tram: Alexandra Docks & High Street Station) |
| 37. The Blind Fisherman of the Mumbles, aged 55, c 1878. | 39. The village band, Tal-y-bont, Cardiganshire, c 1896 |
| 41. Shrimping in Gower, Glamorgan, c. 1841 | 43 Monmouthshire Drag Club at Abergavenny, April 1871 |
| 45 Griffiths' Temperance Hotel, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, c. 1900 | 47. Shearing day at the Havod, Ffermdy, Blaenrhondda, c. 1900 |
| 49. Blackberrying, Singleton Park, near Swansea, c. 1843 | 51. Landore Court, Cardiff, Glamorgan, 1891 |
| 53. Fishermen't cottages, the Harbour, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, c 1890 | 55. Dowlais Iron Company blast furnace, c 1870 |
| 57. The Gymnasts, c 1892 ( two girls and a woman dressed in gym clothes) | 59. Welsh kitchen with settle or box beds, Rhiwgraidd, Lledrod. |
| 61. Picnic at Oystermouth Castle, Gower, Glamorgan, c. 1841 | 63. Equestriennes, Llansanffraid, Montgomeryshire c. 1880 |
| 65. Woman playing a harp, two men listening, Plas Newydd, Pen y Ffordd, 1900 | 67. Sian Phillips y mynydd (of the mountain), c 1870 |
| 69. A summer outing to Mumbles, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, August 1876 | 71. The vicarage dining-room (two girls), Aberdaron, Caernarvonshire, 1900 |
| 73. The Bonfire, Singleton Park, Swansea, Glamorgan, c. 1841 | 75. Bute Street, Cardiff, 1891 (several people in a crowd) |
| 77. Pen-clawdd, Glamorgan, cockle-beds and cockle-women, c 1850 | 79. The Horticulturists, Wrexham, Denbighshire, c 1910 |
| 81.. Miss Vaughan, Dolgellau, Merioneth, 1855 | 83. Cardiff Naturalists' outing to Elan Valley Dam, 1902 |
| 85. Bathing machines, Tenby beach, Pembrokeshire, 1892 | 87. Commercial Street, Maesteg, Glamorgan, C. 1900 |
| 89. Laverbread curing, Freshwater West, Pembrokeshire, c 1900 | 91. The Miller and his wife, Edern, c 1900 |
| 92. Expenses at the Hendre on the occasion of the Coming of Age of John Maclean Rolls, April 1891 (hand written list) | 93. Roasting the ox on the occasion of John Maclean Rolls, of the Hendre, Monmouth, coming of age, April 25th 1891 |
| 95. At Tenby Races, Pembrokeshire, 1912 | 97. Salmon Netting, Teifi Estuary, Cardiganshire, 1881 |
| 99. Lord Gordon-Lennox and Glynn Vivian, Singleton Park, Swansea, c 1850 | 101. Stage coach outside the King's Head, Newport, Monmouthshire, c 1890 |
| 103. Welsh drawing-room, Aberdaron, Caernarvonshire, 1900 | 105. (River) fishing in Wales, c 1862 |
| 107. Boiling up the Brewis Kettle, Singleton Park, near Swansea, c 1842 | 109. Outing to Aberystwyth, c. 1892 |
| 111. "The Dip," Newport Bridge, Newport, Monmouthshire, c 1890 | 113. (Two men) enjoying the 'churchwarden' pipes, Plas Lodwig, Bangor, Caernarvonshire, 1901 |
| 115. (Boats at low tide) Evening at Abersoch, Caernarvonshire, 1900 | 117. The Mari Lwyd, Llangynwyd, Glamorgan, 1905 |
| 119. Boys collecting the Calennig, Llangynwyd, Glamorgan, 1904 | . |
Recipes
These are in page number order
Where there was just a Welsh title given Venita has added in brackets what she thinks the dish is, based on ingredients and directions.
But if anyone knows a more correct translation of the title, please let us know
| 01. Sgadan Abergwaun [fish casserole] | 02. Bara Ceirch - Oatcakes, traditional |
| 05. Teisen Lap - Plate Cake | 06. Braised Game Birds |
| 08. Bara Sinsir - Welsh Gingerbread | 10. Tatws Rhost - Hot-Pot |
| 12. Pwdin Reis Griffiths - Mrs. Griffiths' Rice Pudding | 15. Cregyn Gleision - Mussels Stew |
| 16. Brithyll A Chig Moch - Trout with Bacon | 18. Pwdin Eryri - Snowdon Pudding |
| 20. Cawl Llysiau Gardd - Garden Vegetable Soup and Rhubarb and Gooseberry Jam | 23. Wyau Sir Fôn - Anglesey Eggs and Apricocke Wine |
| 24. Pasteiod Cennin - Leek Pasties or Turnovers and Gwlybwr Hufen - Cream Salad Dressing | 27. Katt Pie - [Lamb Pie] |
| 28. Faggots | 30. Eog - Salmon and Saws Eog Teifi - [Salmon stock] |
| 32. Golwythau Cig Davad - Mutton or Lamb Chops and Golwythau Cig oen â Phys - Lamb Chops with Peas | 33. Cawl Cymreig - Welsh Soup |
| 36. Teisen Gocos - Cockle Cakes | 39. Teisen Fêl - Honey Cake |
| 41. Corgimychiaid - Prawns: Berdys - Shrimps Prawn or Shrimp Paste | 42. Gwydd - Goose: Stuffed Roat Goose with Spicy Apple Sauce |
| 44. Torbwt Wedi ie Fôtsio - Poached Turbot with Granville Sauce | 47. Cacen Gneifio - Shearing Cake |
| 48. Gwin Mwyar Duon - Blackberry Wine and blackberry Curd | 50. Swper Mam - Mother's Supper and Crempog Las - Welsh Omelette |
| 53. Sgadan - Herrings: Potted Herrings and Crempog Geirch - Oatmeal Pancakes | 54. Diod Sinsir - Ginger Beer |
| 57. Cig Oel â Mâl - Honeyed Lamb | 59. Pice Ar y Maen - Welsh Cakes and Cacs Ffair Llanddarog - Llanddarog Fair Cakes |
| 60. Wystrys - Oysters: Gower Oyster Soup and Selsig Sir Forgannwg - Glamorgan Sausages | 63. Pastai Ffowlyn Cymreig - Welsh Chicken Pie |
| 65. Pwdin Efa - Eve's Pudding | 66. Teisen Datws - Potato Cakes |
| 68. Poten Bwmpen - Pumpkin Pie | 71. Sponge Fingers |
| 73. Cig Eidion Cymreig Wedi ei Frwysio - Welsh Braised Beef | 75. Punchnep - [Potatoes with Turnips] and Teisen Nionod - Onion Cake |
| 77. Pastai Gocos - Cockle Pie | 78. Caws Pobi - Welsh Rarebit |
| 80. Teisen Galan Ystwyll - Twelfth Night Cake | 82. Tarten Gennin - Leek Tart or Flan |
| 85. Scallops and Bacon | 86. Cig Moch Wedi ei Ferwi â Saws Persli - Boiled Ham and Parsley Sauce |
| 88. Lawr - Laver | 90. Bara Gwenith - Wholemeal bread |
| 92. Spiced Beef | 94. Pwdin Caws Pobi Cymreig - Welsh Cheese Pudding |
| 97. Eog Rhost - Roast Salmon | 99. Hwyaden Hallt Cymreig - Welsh Salt Duck with Onion Sauce |
| 100. Cig Oen Rhost â Saws Criafol - Roast Saddle of Mutton with Rowanberry Sauce | 103. Tafell o Gig Llo Rhost - Roast Fillet of Veal |
| 107. Teisen Blat - Plate Cake | 108. Bara Brith - Speckled Bread |
| 111. Pwdin Mymwy - Monmouth Pudding | 113. Cyw Iâr - Spatchcock |
| 115. Crempog â Bwyd Môr - Pancakes with Seafood | 116. Medd Hen Ffasiwn - Mead |
| 118. Cyflaith - Treacle Toffee | . |