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Cassandra Austen’s Baked Custard
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The Reverend George and Mrs. Austen: A closer look at Jane Austen’s Parents
Jane Austen (1775-1817) was the seventh of eight children born to respectable, middle class Parents. Her mother, Cassandra Leigh Austen (1739-1827) had family connections to a Duke as well as Lord Leigh of Stoneleigh Abbey. Her father, the Reverend George Austen (1731-1805) was known as ‘The Handsome Proctor’ of St. John’s College, Oxford. It was [...]
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Cassandra Austen: Jane Austen’s Beloved Older Sister
If Cassandra were going to have her head cut off, Jane would insist on sharing her fate.” Mrs. Austen Cassandra Elizabeth Austen was born January 9, 1773, two years before her famed sister Jane. In a family of 6 boys, the girls became fast and close friends. Education was extremely important to the Austens. The [...]
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Jam Tartlets
A perfect picnic treat
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Roasted Pork Ribs
My mother means to pay herself for the salt and the trouble of ordering it to be cured by the sparibs.
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Boiled Pudding: The Vicar’s Treat
A recipe in rhyme by Mrs. Cassandra Austen.
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