It's always a good day when the ThamesTV KZbin account finds and uploads vintage Mary Berry!
@hollimurray88569 ай бұрын
Can't believe it's over 50 years ago! Love these vintage Mary Berry videos
@TrueBrit19 ай бұрын
Mary is now 88 - her mum lived until she was 105, so I reckon Mary has a few years left! I was wondering why her left hand looked a little odd. Well, at 13 she contracted polio which resulted in her having a twisted spine, a weaker left hand and thinner left arm. She spent 3 months in hospital and said that the period of forced separation from her family while in the hospital "toughened her up" and taught her to make the most of every opportunity she would have.
@jasonayres9 ай бұрын
Did I ever tell you about the time I came into the kitchen and asked Dad, "Is that chicken stuffed?" He looked down at the chopping board and said, "Well. It doesn't look good from this angle."
@jw770199 ай бұрын
Jolly nice.
@NoosaHeads9 ай бұрын
That made me hungry.
@fraserkatie9 ай бұрын
I have the vintage Good Afternoon book its great! I found it on ebay
@briannumme93376 ай бұрын
Love the Dansk cookware!
@misswormАй бұрын
I didn’t realise Judith Chalmers son was Mark Durden-Smith. Explains how he got into presenting.
@jw770199 ай бұрын
Mary had a much more aristocratic accent as a young lady than presently.
@andymerrett4 ай бұрын
There must be chefs wincing at Mary whacking the back of a knife with a massive weight!
@annother33503 ай бұрын
Chefs do it with their hands but if you dont have a lot of strength why not?
@rafiqadarr62172 ай бұрын
My Mum told me, if you are cooking most things, don’t use spanish onions as they don’t cook down, they are too thick skinned - she said:- “Use those scruffy old english onions in the shops.” In this recipe, spanish onions are good for spanish chicken, obviously.
@MimiYouyu9 ай бұрын
They are grown in a matter of weeks, these broilers, awcul processed." They get the best food and the best attention." O my word!,Grown in a box. No daylight no fresh air.
@nathanjustus6659Ай бұрын
Affordable.
@Rockaria239 ай бұрын
Gosh, Mary was old back then too lol
@dariowiter30782 ай бұрын
YUM!!!!! 🍗🍗🍗🍗🍗 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅 😋😋😋😋😋
@OlafProt9 ай бұрын
So she did exist before bake off. Who knew?
@matthewburns79898 ай бұрын
So erm didn’t take ring or watch off lol?
@gyrovague9 ай бұрын
i'm wagering this is more likely 1980 or 78/79 as it seems a bit too good for before even with pro film storage taken into account. Unless its well tarted up with some kind of AI restoration.
@adamp63209 ай бұрын
Insert obligatory - CROSS CONTAMINATION comment about how often she manhandles the raw chicken and then moves on to other food prep without washing her hands or the cutting board. Also the sound engineer should be fired given how half the video we endure the loud crackling of the fried chicken parts.
@fraserkatie9 ай бұрын
The sound is something cooking
@adamp63209 ай бұрын
@@fraserkatieIt's the sound of the chicken frying off camera; which is what I said in my post above. The sound engineer should be fired as they should have fixed that in editing or pre-production. But then, this was a long time ago and British television from this ear isn't exactly high standard produciton values.
@hollimurray88568 ай бұрын
It's the 1970s get a grip! The show was also filmed live back then so she is on a timer. She probably knew this so they might of just thrown it away after filming.
@adamgregory52749 ай бұрын
Mary Berry was quite "arch" in those days, like a Domestic Science teacher. I prefer today's version.
@letsdiscussitoversometea84799 ай бұрын
I'd make several modifications to that recipe. I'd certainly use red onions instead of white, as well as chicken breast alone. Sliced black olives would be my choice, but I would omit butter altogether - possibly substituting it for olive oil (what else?!). Also, pink Himalayan salt is ALWAYS preferable to white. I'd still eat it, but I'd feel better (less lethargic and inconvenienced) after the modified recipe! ☺️ Really good presentation, and very well explained.
@BBC6009 ай бұрын
All I can say is that it was the '70s. 😉 That said, I think it's great to be able to find a recipe and modify it to your tastes and preferences.
@adamp63209 ай бұрын
But would your olives contain raw chicken like Mary's? This is a key ingredient!
@letsdiscussitoversometea84799 ай бұрын
@@adamp6320 nvm. Got it now! 🤢🤮🤒
@phattjabba7 ай бұрын
In the 70s there was much more of a focus on cost in cooking programmes which is sorely lacking today. I suppose most people would use chicken breast now, a shame because they are more expensive and inferior in flavour to the brown meat
@annother33503 ай бұрын
Butter is good
@clownphabetstrongwoman73059 ай бұрын
Chicken matured in the fridge. Thank goodness everything is already matured in the stores in the USA so you don't have to do it.
@travisr829 ай бұрын
And chlorinated 😅
@loonylinda8 ай бұрын
first thing i thought was oh god she hasnt washed her hands?..but thats how it was back then..not much fuss about cross contamination!
@Skaterbun6 ай бұрын
That rag she wiped her hands on after cutting it up and then proceeded to wipe the board with it 😂
@edwardkentАй бұрын
Wow, she's a worse cook than Jamie Oliver ..... i never knew it was possible ...
@jakecavendish34709 ай бұрын
Back in the days when people just handled raw chicken and didn't wash their hands
@andymerrett4 ай бұрын
Absolutely no regard for food hygiene/safety here whatsoever. Just bungs everything else on the chopping board which she'd be cutting up raw chicken on.
@davidw56479 ай бұрын
Fantastic video but my oh my not much attention to hygiene..never washed hands once!
@adamp63208 ай бұрын
I'm sure it tastes good, but it looked like garbage and/or dog barf.