Mrs Bird’s VE DAY
Mrs Bird's VE Day Memories and Recipes Homemade Beef Roll 8oz (250g) minced beef 4oz (125g) ham or bacon - very finely chopped or minced 3oz (75g) fresh breadcrumbs 1 egg Seasoning Mix all the…
Mays VE Cake – Dorset Apple Cake
A Wartime Recipe from The Victorian Kitchen VE Day 1945 was a time of national celebration; it was seen as a time of togetherness. So, it does seem rather ironic that 75 years on, the…
February’s Recipe from the Victorian Kitchen
Our visitors to the museum for Steaming Sunday this month will have the opportunity to sample a real favourite of the Victorian times. Caraway Seed Cake. This was a must on most tea tables. And…
January’s Recipe from the Victorian Kitchen Celebrates Australia Day with Anzac Biscuits
January’s Recipe from the Victorian Kitchen Celebrates Australia Day with Anzac Biscuits It seemed appropriate to start 2020 by widening our net of Victorian recipes to include one from the Commonwealth, particularly as January 26th…
The Victorian Kitchen Celebrates – The Chinese New Year
The Victorian Kitchen Celebrates – The Chinese New Year Visitors to the museum this Saturday were able to celebrate “The Year of the Rat” by taking part in a Tea Tasting. Some even had a…
A Christmas Recipe from the Victorian Kitchen – Mincepies!
A Christmas Recipe for Mincemeat and Mincepies from The Victorian Kitchen Our Victorian Christmas weekend highlighted the Christmas Pudding, so naturally this Steaming Sunday’s ‘Taste of History’ has to showcase another Festive Favourite – Mincemeat…
December’s Recipe from the Victorian Kitchen – Three Christmas Puddings!
Christmas Puddings from The Victorian Kitchen There’s still time . . . . .. . . . It’s not too late . . . . . . . . . . . If you get…
November’s Recipe from the Victorian Kitchen – Cattern Cakes
November’s Recipe from The Victorian Kitchen All good things, so it is said, come to him or her, who wait. Well, I’ve waited since January for this weekend to come. Way back on that cold…
The October’s Recipe from the Victorian Kitchen – Imperials
October’s Recipe from the Victorian Kitchen When researching recipes each month, Eliza Acton’s and Isabella Beeton’s books, along with several others, are trawled for possible “Tastes of History”. The choices available are both many and…
September’s Recipe from the Victorian Kitchen – Grantham Gingerbreads
September’s Recipe from the Victorian Kitchen Many of the recipes (or to be correctly English, I should call these receipts, because the word recipe is French) on offer in the kitchen on Steaming Sundays have…
August’s Recipe from the Victorian Kitchen – Treacle Tart
August in the Victorian Kitchen So far, all the dishes produced for each Steaming Sunday have been made from recipes common in the early years of Victoria’s reign. This month is different, and its name…
July’s Recipe from the Victorian Kitchen – Geneva Buns
July in the Victorian Kitchen July’s Recipe from The Victorian Kitchen This month’s Steaming Sunday’s ‘A Taste of History’ is called by Eliza Acton – Geneva buns, and by Isabella Beeton – Plain buns (she…
Tote Bag Printing Kids Craft
Print and decorate tote bags, to give to Mum or keep for yourself!
June’s Recipe from the Victorian Kitchen
June in the Victorian Kitchen Steaming Sunday this month coincided with our fabulous Steampunk Extravaganza weekend. So, the Victorian Kitchen had as a ‘Taste of History’ samples of all the recipes on offer so far…
Bobbin Lace Making Demonstrations – at Nottingham Industrial Museum
Watch skilled artisans use traditional techniques and generations of knowledge to keep the ancient craft of bobbin lace alive.
Badge Making for Kids
Design and make your very own badge with the help of our volunteers!
Afternoon Lecture: The Industrial Revolution in the East Midlands
An exclusive afternoon lecture all about the fascinating lace industry in Nottingham.
Bobbin Lace Making Demonstrations – at Nottingham Industrial Museum
Watch skilled artisans use traditional techniques and generations of knowledge to keep the ancient craft of bobbin lace alive.
May’s Recipe from the Victorian Kitchen
Acton Gingerbread This month’s Steaming Sunday recipe contained a very Victorian product - Treacle. It comes in many different forms ranging from light through to very dark. And it is this ingredient which has caused…
Bobbin Lace Making Demonstrations – at Nottingham Industrial Museum
Watch skilled artisans use traditional techniques and generations of knowledge to keep the ancient craft of bobbin lace alive.
A Recipe for Easter from the Victorian Kitchen
Easter Cakes (or if you prefer) Easter Biscuits! Question – When is a cake not a cake? Answer – When it’s a biscuit! Intrigued? . . . Read on . . . Visitors to the…
Easter Decoration Kids Craft & Trail
Make a beautiful Easter decoration with the help of our volunteers!
Bobbin Lace Making Demonstrations – at Nottingham Industrial Museum
Watch skilled artisans use traditional techniques and generations of knowledge to keep the ancient craft of bobbin lace alive.
Rachel Carter – Artist in Residence
Nottingham Industrial Museum are excited to welcome the artist Rachel Carter to the museum throughout May, June and July 2019. Visit her studio, next to the wood shop, to watch her in action and have…
Tote Bag Printing Kids Craft
Print and decorate tote bags, to give to Mum or keep for yourself!
Artisan Crafts come to Nottingham Industrial Museum
We are so excited to announce that we're running a series of craft workshops throughout 2019, celebrating the home industries of Nottinghamshire. Most of our visitors are used to seeing our huge engines and rooms…
Card Making Craft Workshop
Learn how to create unique, hand-crafted greetings cards with crafter Amy Potter.
Tote Bag Printing Kids Craft
Print and decorate tote bags, to give to Mum or keep for yourself!