How to make Syllabubs - The Victorian Way

[@EnglishHeritage]

Welcome back to the Audley End kitchens, and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate. As always, here are the answers to some questions you may have about this recipe, from our food historian Dr Annie Gray… Q: Tell me more about Mrs Crocombe’s syllabub compared to the Georgian one she mentions. A: Modern syllabubs are a solid cream, mixed with alcohol (usually fortified wine like sherry) and sugar. They were sometimes called everlasting syllabubs in the past, to distinguish them from an earlier type. The Georgians made a thing called whipped syllabus instead, which used the equivalent of single cream, mixed with sugar and alcohol, and which was whipped to ‘raise a foam’, which was then gently laid on a sieve to dry out. It’s similar to the froths you might encounter in a high end restaurant today (but with bigger bubbles) and very light and airy. Q: Are raw egg whites OK to eat? A: In the UK we inoculate our chickens against salmonella and other diseases, meaning that unless you are in a vulnerable group, raw egg whites are safe to eat. If you live elsewhere (or your eggs don’t have the UK lion mark), then you may wish to be more careful. You could try replacing the raw egg white with an egg substitute such as aquafaba, though we haven’t tested this, or you could leave them out entirely. Always follow the food safety guidelines local to your country or region. Q: I’d love to make this but I’m confused about the type of cream. A: In the UK we have 3 types of cream: single, whipping and double. They have, respectively, a fat content of around 12-18%, 36% and 48% (there’s also clotted cream which is a different thing entirely, as it is a cooked cream and used largely as an accompaniment). We used whipping cream for this recipe, but if you can’t get hold of this, then double cream works very well though it is a little bit heavier. The American ‘heavy cream’ is the equivalent of whipping cream. Q: Can I make it without the alcohol? A: Absolutely. You could substitute both wine and brandy for a 0% wine (make it a sweet one), or a mix of 0% wine and an alcohol free version of rum. Or if you prefer to stay away even from alcohol-adjacent things, try a sweet fruit juice (prune would work), or a fruit or spiced cordial made up with water (make it pretty strong). We haven’t tried all of the various permutations, so if you do have a go, let us know how it went in the comments below!

[@emoakland5339]

Liked for the possibility of non-alcoholic versions being made! I may have a go at making a version of this with a cordial at some point.

[@mjs6767]

Was the sugar added to the wine, cream, or egg whites? It’s not mentioned in the video

[@KatBurnsKASHKA]

do these make well ahead and served after supper? if so - refrigerate or just counter? i want to try making them

[@ScottLuvsRenFaires]

I'm guessing pomegranate juice would be a good no alcohol flavoring for this.

[@ScottLuvsRenFaires]

​ Since granulated (or probably caster, since it's the UK) sugar was shown, I think it would have to be dissolved in the wine flavoring since that's the only part that has a fair bit of water in it. But maybe because she used a sweet German wine sugar was not needed. It is undoubtedly a case of "sweeten to taste" depending on what flavoring you choose.

[@WilliamBilsters]

"The King who had all the wives." Mrs. Crocombe throwing shade at the king as well 😂

[@knv9090]

i was disappointed that she did not assume a disapproving expression when she said that.

[@TashieRags]

I came here to say this but I was laughing too hard and you beat me to it! Happy Xmas.

[@tribequest9]

You people will find shade in anything sheesh

[@knv9090]

@@tribequest9 Looking for shade is part of the fun of watching her.

[@knv9090]

"The King who had all the wives." Mrs. C continues: "Lord Braybrooke would never have been seen behaving so outrageously !"

[@idontknow409]

Ah, it's not Christmas until I'm at Audley End watching Mrs. Crocombe make something I have no desire to cook or eat myself.

[@SweetLotusDreams]

Ooh I would make a syllabub. They are very good and this is a simple recipe.

[@AveryMilieu]

I'm so loaded with allergies and dietary intolerances that for me Mrs Crocombe is like watching fantasy fiction... Love it, but over and over again I search for something she uses that I can actually eat. All daydreams for me. I watch it for HER, (and maybe the kitchen and tools), not for the food.

[@SweetLotusDreams]

@@AveryMilieu i have a friend in a similar situation who can only eat fatty meat and vegetables. No dairy, sugar, or carbs of any kind, its so frustrating for him, and its not easy to cook him something good.

[@greggschroeder]

Put that up your Audley End! 😆

[@Lola-Lola88]

What a nice gift 🎁 , a Mrs. Crocombes video!

[@idraote]

Even before internet, Mrs Crocombe warned about not researching one's sources...

[@raraavis7782]

Lol. True 😆

[@StayVCA98]

Wait I read that as "Syllabus" ... 🤣 And Merry Christmas everybody!! 🎄

[@TheMrgoodboy2]

Weren't we all !

[@welm8412]

Same 😂😂

[@jackbassindale4336]

I honestly thought Mrs Crocombe was about to school us on proper English grammar 😆

[@Janani_Kannan]

I thought Mrs Crocombe was going to introduce us to the Audley End Governess 😂😂

[@idiocracydude]

So did I. And what I got from the syllabus was you would mostly need alcohol.

[@bonniebrush94]

Merry Christmas to all at English Heritage and to all who love Mrs. Crocombe! 🎄

[@ultracapitalistutopia3550]

2:35 Casually throwing shade on Ms Beeton.

[@ScottLuvsRenFaires]

Yep, that's who I immediately thought of. 😁

[@roseanne74]

Merry Christmas Kathy and Annie, and to all the historical actors/presenters and viewers of the channel

[@GammyHog]

The perfect Christmas gift .... A video of our FAVORITE Mrs. Crocombe ❤

[@ggthepianoman9870]

“for this recipe you will need… TURBOT !!” 🐠

[@AA-hy6nb]

Hurray, our Victorian Kitchen Queen is with us! Merry Christmas, Mrs. Crocombe! Merry Christmas, dear Katie!

[@michaeltres]

In Mexico, a popular drink is the pajarete (or pajaro or even pollo), which is made by milking a cow straight into a cup of warm, high-proof cane liquor, cacao, instant coffee, and sugar. The end result is very foamy and very tasty. It's always made in the barn, usually as a morning pick-me-up for the people milking the cows. Sometimes, though, people have full-on parties in the barn just for serving the drink. So, it is entirely possible to make a drink straight from the cow's teat, and I have no doubt that syllabub's were genuinely made that way at one time. There are contemporaneous images, too, like the early-18th century _Russell and Revett Families in a Landscape,_ which shows a fancy rural syllabub party around a cow, just as we still see in Mexico.

[@chocolatesouljah]

Very interesting. Thanks. I find this fascinating food culture history.

[@joyplummeridge6940]

Merry Christmas to all

[@ΘεοδώραΝτζανη]

Merry Christmas!!🎄🎄🎄From the Greece 🇬🇷

[@IsaacIsaacIsaacson]

I've actually eaten something Mrs Crocombe makes for once wooh! Syllabub is very fun and needs to come back into fashion

[@sharonsmith583]

Happy Christmas! Thank you English Heritage for gifting us a Mrs Crocombe video!

[@imsleepingbeauty]

Happy Christmas to all, and a Happy New Year, too! 🎄🥂🎉

[@Janadu]

I'd never heard of these before. I learn so much from Mrs. C. Happy Christmas and New Year to all.

[@Gio_Vanni6143]

Happy Christmas to Mrs. Crocombe and all. 🌲❄️😘😘

[@queenofdramatech]

I woke up to this so happy!!!

[@dianasthings729]

Always enjoy a Mrs. Crocombe video. I like to see how the Victorians cooked back then.

[@msmltvcktl]

Mrs. Crocombe with my morning coffee? Well happy Xmas to me!

[@kathleenorr9237]

Happy Christmas everyone 🎄

[@celestialskye1]

🎄 Merry Christmas everyone 🎄✨

[@srlee203]

Literally every time in the Victorian Age: What you will need? Booze.

[@DS-re4vs]

😂

[@igorfredericodesouzacustod5450]

Harsh times

[@crispinsday4755]

And a dozen eggs

[@davidcheater4239]

Marianne.

[@raraavis7782]

Well, in all fairness...they didn't have artificial flavorings. Or access to quite the range of (very affordable) spices we have. Rum and sherry and such was widely available and probably so commonly used in recipes, because it would give desserts a distinct flavor and there wasn't much else available, that would achieve that. At least not for 'common' people. And even for Mrs Crocombe, vanilla or cinnamon or such wouldn't be something, she would use as liberally as we would.

[@Seoulsearch616]

Merry Christmas ⛄ from the USA! 🎄🕯️🌟❤️

[@stephanieruggles7360]

Merry Christmas and a Hapoy New Year to all of the English Heritage team. Thank you for this video. I have read about syllabubs before in historian novels but didnt know the recipe for it.

[@DJ-wi9yk]

Merry Christmas, Audley End.

[@Witiko]

Forget Santa Claus. We have Mrs Crocombe.

[@Andy_U]

Hiya. You had me at brandy! Merry Christmas to all at the House. Stay safe. All the best to you.

[@cj4607]

I am teaching a class this coming semester and thought this was going to help me organize my class. But it is a recipe.

[@CricketsBay]

Mrs. Crocombe has the best recipes and the best snarky comments. Her series is very popular on British Heritage KZbin Channel.

[@martynnotman3467]

I had a peach schnapps sillabub last year. That thing had a kick 😄

[@frauleintrude6347]

I think she is talking about the Queen Victoria hill in the Rheingau region. They named the vineyard Königin Viktoria Berg after she visited the area with her husband. She did not own it though but they were official purveyor to the court sending her some nice wine from that vineyard. They still produce Riesling.

[@jayare6804]

And when we needed a hero, Mrs. C appears!

[@Hortonscakes]

Merry Christmas Mrs. Crocombe and everyone! 🎄 🎅 ❄️

[@ushere5791]

thank you, mrs. crocombe and everyone at english heritage--happy holidays to all!

[@JacuTurcoAgachado]

Que delícia de vídeo, é tão nostálgico. Lembro de assistir anos atrás, eu nem era de maior e ainda estava na escola, mas sempre estava acompanhando. Obrigada 💝

[@Ater_Draco]

For those asking about the sugar. There's a recipe in the description box. Nadolig Llawen 🎄🌟

[@I_am_Lauren]

Merry Christmas EVERYONE!

[@sohamdate]

Mrs. Croc : How to make syllabubs Me : By combining a consonant and a vowel !!!

[@katiesmith4680]

Thank You!!! Love this series so much💓

[@chefdianenomore]

When was the sugar added?

[@mjs6767]

Good question. Maybe with the egg whites?

[@Magical525]

When you whisked the egg whites presumably

[@mamaAimEC]

It likely would have been added to both the cream & eggs before whisking

[@Sally4th_]

I noticed that too. It's usually whipped in with the cream.

[@stephniewilliams9350]

It's in the brandy soak.

[@MagicIsMayhem]

Lovely video, as always. Thank you for the Christmas present!

[@firmangobi6477]

At first I thought “Wait, is she a teacher making a syllabus for students????”. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kcvinwehoLA]

Happy Christmas to all, and I so look forward to seeing Mrs C again in the new year…

[@BSWVI]

Happy Christmas! 🎄⛄🎁🛷🦌⭐🌟

[@HeyYouNotYouYu]

Happy Christmas everyone 😊

[@ScottLuvsRenFaires]

I remember in one of my English classes in the USA, probably around 5th grade, we read a poem in an Alice in Wonderland style that made a lot of puns comparing language terms to food terms. So there was someone eating a synonym bun, etc. It also tried to use syllabub for syllable, but nobody had ever heard of syllabub, even the teacher had only a vague idea that it was some kind of a creamy dessert.

[@gilliandrysdale5306]

Merry Christmas Mrs Crocombe

[@aizuddinghaffarud-din9365]

Merry Christmas, 🎄🎄🎄❤❤❤

[@beaubrent]

I am certain these would be wonderful with honey wine. I will try it for new years eve.

[@ThinkDifferentlier]

This video is an amazing Christmas gift!

[@MossyMozart]

In the "You will need......" list, she forgot to mention all that holly to bedight the table. *************** Merry Everything! *****************

[@xilored]

The wonderful Christmas gift. Merry Christmas to all! ❤

[@roscluaran]

A very Merry Christmas to all 🎄

[@DS-re4vs]

I’ve been waiting for this since it was mentioned in the other vid! Thank you and Merry Christmas Ms Crocombr and all at Audley End!

[@LetoShibia]

Lovely ! Merry Christmas !

[@merrituber1]

A Mrs. Crocombe on my birthday yay

[@CricketsBay]

Happy Birthday! 🖤🩷🤍🩶🤎💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🖤🩷🤍🩶🤎💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🖤🩷🤍🩶🤎💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🖤🩷🤍🩶🤎💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🖤🩷🤍🩶🤎💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🖤🩷🤍🩶🤎💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🖤🩷🤍🩶🤎💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🖤🩷🤍🩶🤎💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️

[@cynthiamorton3583]

How pretty! Must try this. Thank you!

[@wishingstar84]

Merry Christmas to our Kitchen Queen!

[@sstrauss2438]

Thank you for a year of wonderful videos! Merry Christmas!

[@roymarven2554]

Happy Yule all ❤

[@laurarosas5899]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Ms. Crocombe!

[@hillsidehomestead2675]

what a delightful video! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

[@simsandsurgery1]

Yep, I definitely read syllabus and was very confused.

[@Kymmee2100]

Is it too late to add Mrs. Crocombe to my Wish List for this Christmas? 🙆‍♀️ Oh well, maybe next year. 🤷‍♀️ And, to quote Tiny Tim, "God bless us all, everyone!"

[@javiergonzalezlopez10]

Merry Christmas to all. Merry Christmas to the people at Audley kitchens. We look forward to seeing more delicious recipes from Mrs. Crocombe in 2025😊

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thanks Mrs. Crocombes for another lovely recipe. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼(you too Kathy😉). Merry Christmas and Happy New Years To All at English Heritage. 🌟🤰🚼🐑👼👑🐪🐪🐪🎁📯🎄🎆💕

[@haruruartist]

Thank you for the Christmas presentat, Mrs. Crocombe

[@roselyncampisi822]

Merry christmas! I love your videos

[@LisaG442]

Just lovely

[@panfu4944]

Merry Christmas to you all!

[@MJK1965]

Happy Christmas to all.

[@guillermodiego819]

Happy Holidays to all!

[@friendlyfrankenstein]

I have to admit I felt a little shocked by having heard of this food before...

[@mewregaurdhissyfit7733]

YAY!!!! A NEW VIDEO!!!!

[@kousetsuhana]

Merry Christmas Mrs Avis!!

[@donnav6219]

Merry Christmas to one and all !

[@musicandfiction]

In the modern day, Max Miller did a presentation on Syllabubs. This was a whole different way to make a syllabub, though. Now I have TWO recipes for Syllabub! For me... it's all about citrus!

[@TheDarkThunder]

Whisk vs Reward

[@TheeKookyWildflower]

Merry Christmas to All!

[@BeckyB11]

Merry Christmas to All!❤

[@lisacoleman7330]

Mrs.Crocombe on Christmas Eve Eve!!!!

[@gailsears2913]

Merry Christmas!

[@sarath431]

Merry Christmas to all.

[@jakubcervenka-eh3mp]

OHHHH HOW I MISSED MY COMFORT PERSON MRS. CROCOMBE

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you all.

[@CricketsBay]

Mrs Crocombe! 🖤🩷🤍🩶🤎💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🖤🩷🤍🩶🤎💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🖤🩷🤍🩶🤎💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️

[@Jay-ql4gp]

Thank you so much!

[@morriganwitch]

Merry Christmas xxx

[@thetimebeforedawn]

wow, an early christmas present!

[@krisdog88]

I've been a teacher too long-I totally read the title as Sylabus.

[@shaventalz3092]

You know, looking at it... this is just a little sideways from an eggnog. Cream and sugar instead of milk, omit the yolks, swap the booze...

[@pauletterichards4755]

That looks yummy

[@sarahreina5633]

Even Mrs crocombe knew not to drink raw milk lol 😂

[@kirstenpaff8946]

It ain't a Victorian Christmas food unless you can get drunk off of it.

[@justrosy5]

Sounds interesting! Does the alcohol keep people from getting food poisoning from the egg whites being raw?

[@classicambo9781]

No, the concentration of alcohol in liquor is not high enough to reliably denature harmful bacteria such as salmonella. That said, without industrial farming practices, raw eggs used to be a safer source of food than they are nowadays.

[@madabbafan]

In the UK chickens are inoculated so that the salmonella isn't in the eggs so as long as you are not in the 'vounerable groups' they are safe.

[@raraavis7782]

Agree with the above but would also add, that chicken are vaccinated against salmonella in the UK and EU. So most people aren't concerned about consuming raw eggs. You can buy pasteurized, bottled egg whites however, if you want to avoid all risk of contamination. They will whip up just fine.

[@martynnotman3467]

Eggs in the UK dont have salmonella as we have good hygiene standards. Raw eggs are mostly fine to eat here.

[@claudiavh2602]

It will be a merry Christmas after all😂

[@kelly-bq2rq]

You had me at brandy!