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Apr. 12th, 2010 10:53 pmI was preparing for my stint at the Jane Austen Festival this weekend and I came across several recipes for pomatum. Should I ruin dreams of time travel and Regency romance? Or should I be nice?
Last time I was nice I got into big trouble, so here's a recipe for putting foul stuff in your hair so you,too, can attract members of the opposite sex.
"Hard Pomatum.
Prepare equal quantities of beef-marrow and mutton-suet as before, vising the brandy to preserve it, and adding the scent; then pour it into moulds, or, if you have none, into phials of the size you choose the rolls to be of. When cold, break the bottles, clear away the glass carefully, and put paper round the rolls."
Or, if you're a subtler sort of soul, you could make a fine pomatum: "A fine pomatum may be made by putting half a pound of fresh marrow, prepared as above, and two ounces of hog's-lard, on the ingredients; and then observing the same process as above." (both recipes from A New System Of Domestic Cookery, Formed Upon Principles Of Economy, 1807)
I'm not going to give you the missing bit of method. This is like magic secrets - it's better you not know. Mostly, it's better you not know so that the pomatum not be worn in my presence.
Last time I was nice I got into big trouble, so here's a recipe for putting foul stuff in your hair so you,too, can attract members of the opposite sex.
"Hard Pomatum.
Prepare equal quantities of beef-marrow and mutton-suet as before, vising the brandy to preserve it, and adding the scent; then pour it into moulds, or, if you have none, into phials of the size you choose the rolls to be of. When cold, break the bottles, clear away the glass carefully, and put paper round the rolls."
Or, if you're a subtler sort of soul, you could make a fine pomatum: "A fine pomatum may be made by putting half a pound of fresh marrow, prepared as above, and two ounces of hog's-lard, on the ingredients; and then observing the same process as above." (both recipes from A New System Of Domestic Cookery, Formed Upon Principles Of Economy, 1807)
I'm not going to give you the missing bit of method. This is like magic secrets - it's better you not know. Mostly, it's better you not know so that the pomatum not be worn in my presence.