Jenny Mallin

A highly visual presentation and talk, I provide the audience with an amazing set of sepia images from her family collection going back to 1865, as well as personal snippets of stories from her family which portray a unique glimpse into a family's involvement in India whilst of British ancestry. I talk about the Railway, Telegraph, Schools and other British institutions set up in India which her grandfathers and relations worked in, as well as the history and provenance of an unknown cuisine - the first fusion food of its type - Anglo Indian food, a mix of British and Asian cultures and ingredients.

An enlightening and descriptive presentation on Powerpoint and a talk on a personal account of a great Aunt of mine (a middle class Victorian lady) who had no option but to walk 1,000 miles out of Burma to the safety of India in 1943 when the Japanese had invaded Burma. Plenty of sepia images and historical facts and accounts of this treacherous journey which thousands undertook on foot when all ways out of Burma had gone (aircraft bombed, railway lines blown up and boats had all gone...

This talk describes the 4 x great grandmother of mine who at the age of just 15 sat down and started writing down her recipes from England (such as Yorkshire Pudding) for her Khansamah (cook) to follow and understand. With over 500 recipes, Jenny describes the recipes which she still follows to this day, and tells of the history behind those recipe names such as "Country Captain Curry" and "Rumble Tumble". It will delight any audience who not even interested in cookery!