Ep. 8: Make Do(ughnuts) and Mend

Fashionably Ate

This month we’re making the best of what we’ve got in both food and fashion. Inspired by a cookbook of recipes from L.M. Montgomery’s kitchen, we’re experimenting with turn-of-the-century skills and talking about all things Anne. In Fashion we’re talking techniques for mending and darning clothes, and how Torey has fared in trying to bring these once-common skills into her own life. Food-wise we’re cooking up a storm from Aunt Maud’s Recipe Book: From the Kitchen of LM Montgomery. We’ve got some hits (mmm, doughnuts) and some misses (…lemon pie is harder than it looks, okay?) but it all makes for good conversation. In Things We're Obsessed With in History, Torey is really looking forward to Jane's Walks in her new city this weekend (May 5-7) and Steph is on-brand and all Anne. She's especially excited about the CBC's new Anne series, streaming online now. If you have not already subscribed to us on iTunes or Google Play, now is the time! And if you would be so kind as to leave us a star rating or review, we'd love the feedback. Fashionably Ate is on Instagram and Facebook @fashionablyateshow, and photos from this and every episode can be found on our Pinterest page. Check our facts! FASHION Make Do and Mend: Darning – from Colette Patterns Darning Mushroom – from the BBC’s A History of the World Make a Pattern Darning Sampler – Allison Dey Malacaria on the Sew Mama Sew blog Darning – from the Nordic Needle, including examples of Japanese sashiko and Ukranian nyzynkia The Rise of Mending: How Britain learned to repair clothes again – from the Guardian FOOD Aunt Maud’s Recipe Book: From the Kitchen of L.M. Montgomery with contributions from Kelly and Elaine Crawford How to Make Your Own Raspberry Cordial – from anneofgreengables.com LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY Mary Henley Rubio and Elizabeth Hillman Waterston, The Complete Journals of L.M.Montgomery: The PEI Years, 1901-1911 (Volume II of her journals) For all things Maud, including the LM Montgomery Institute: www.lmmontgomery.ca Dawes, Terry “Why Anne of Green Gables is Big in Japan” Somers, Sean “Anne of Green Gables / Akage no An: The Flowers of a Quiet Happiness”