Cake Baxters in Early Modern Scotland with Aaron Allen

<p>We kick off the new season with a fascinating chat with Aaron Allen at Edinburgh University about cake baxters in Early Modern Scotland – usually women – who were unfree, and how they fit into society at this time. Making and selling of baked goods were highly controlled, and – <em>quelle surprise</em> – it was not in their favour. We also discuss the ways oatcakes and wheaten bread were baked, beehive oven tech, horse bread and many other things.</p><p>Find Aaron on Twitter at Mary’sChapelProject: @Mchapelproject</p><p>A list of Aaron’s research: <a href="https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/aaron-allen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/aaron-allen</a></p><p>‘Baking on the Margins: Pastry Women and Cake Baxters in the Early Modern Bread Market’, in&nbsp;<em>History Scotland</em>&nbsp;(May/June 2023), 20-5, available at:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.historyscotland.com/store/back-issues/history-scotland/history-scotland-vol23issue3-mayjun23-issue-131/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyscotland.com/store/back-issues/history-scotland/history-scotland-vol23issue3-mayjun23-issue-131/</a></p><p><em>Building Early Modern Edinburgh: A Social History of Craftwork and Incorporation</em>:&nbsp;<a href="https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-building-early-modern-edinburgh-hb.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-building-early-modern-edinburgh-hb.html</a></p><p><u>Things from the web mentioned in this episode:</u></p><p>Neil’s recipe for seed cake: <a href="https://britishfoodhistory.com/2021/05/23/to-make-a-seed-cake/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://britishfoodhistory.com/2021/05/23/to-make-a-seed-cake/</a> </p><p>Neil’s recipe for peasebread: <a href="https://britishfoodhistory.com/2017/04/09/forgotten-foods-6-pease-bread/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://britishfoodhistory.com/2017/04/09/forgotten-foods-6-pease-bread/</a> </p><p>Hodmedod’s website: