Fanny Cradock didn't mess around.

[JHan]

This is kind of amazing and very retro so the gender norms are expected, so too the outrageous sets and hammed up acting.

It's still a treat and the recipe tips are pretty good.

Legendary Advice from Fanny on achieving good pork crackling "Rub salt into the skin as if into the face of your worst enemy."

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1. the lesley gore hairdo is killer nt

[JHan]

4. lol

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2. Her Christmas series is epic. I'm convinced she kept "the lovely Sarah" locked in the

basement until it was time to tape. Here's one of my favorites. Her comment to the "Housewives of Britain" at the end is not to be missed:

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[JHan]

3. brilliant!

[JHan]

5. finally watched it again, to the end.

1) so much icing sugar.
2) I dunno about icing sugar on eggs.

She is so confident/convincing you think.. "maybe I will put a ton of icing sugar on my eggs next time".

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6. Ugh, no kidding. I guess she thought that icing sugar would cover a multitude of

culinary sins. She'd need to serve those crepes with a side of insulin. The eggs, yuck! And those eyebrows...

On edit: I found a BBC production of her life called "Fear of Fanny." A real horror show along the lines of "Mommy Dearest." Yikes.