Brown Bread Ice-cream?

HazelH

Having caught up with Friday's episode of Come Dine WIth Me as it featured Wivenhoe (and Layer Marney Towers) - I was surprised to hear the Wivenhoe lady refer to "Brown bread ice cream" as a "Traditional Wivenhoe delicacy". Was she having a joke, had someone been pulling her leg or are there any genuine Wivenhoe delicacies?

(It's on 4OD for a month or two apparently - there's some nice shots of the Quay and the inside of Valentinos http://www.channel4.com/programmes/come-dine-with-me/4od )

area_woman

Well I have absolutely no clue whether brown bread ice cream is a delicacy here on the "suffolk borders" (!) but that was a fascinating watch so just wanted to say thanks very much for posting.

Which bit was the inside of valentinos?

Pete

The first time I ever had brown bread icecream was at the old Bistro 9 on North Hill in Colchester in the '70s; it was delicious, and it was a specialty of the Fords, who owned the place. We thought it was their invention, but maybe it goes back further than that.

Simon

I can remember my mother making brown bread ice cream when I was a little kid in the 70s. She and my dad often went to the Bistro 9... maybe that's where she got her inspiration.

queenie

According to my recipe it was first made as a treat for the boys at Winchester College and later at Gunthers. Don't know where Gunthers was I'm afraid. I used to have it at Bistro 9 as well! Great establishment of the day.

queenie

Gunter's of Berkely Square apparently - according to Elizabeth David! I've got the recipe if anyone wants it?

Marika

That'd be the traditional Berkelyhoe delicacy then... :)

Simon

Just watched it.

Hazel... do you have any plans to book Frank for the Funny Farm...? ;-)

HazelH

I must say - Frank made me feel quite funny. :-)

edit - I thought the bits where the Wivenhoe lady was sitting at a long table with red & yellow tablecloth was Valentinos.

Simon

Frank was so bad he made me think about taking up a career as a stand-up comedian.

Thankfully the moment passed...

Hedgiebit

Hazel,

That is Valentino's!!

Edit: and being a local, going back quite a few generations, I've never heard of brown bread ice cream as a delicacy of Wivenhoe - sprats and herring, yes - brown bread ice cream, no!!

:)

HazelH

Sprats and herring ice cream used to sound like something only crazy pregnant ladies would consider but now I bet Heston's had a go at making it. :-)

Mr Mule regaled me with tales of brown bread ice cream earlier and apparently there IS a Wivenhoe connection to Bistro 9.

If I hadn't just started a diet I'd bake, whip and freeze up a batch. Although I suppose it has fibre in it.

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