Spring Food

One of my predecessors has written De Ervarene en Verstandige Hollandsche Huyshoudster  (The Experienced and Sensible Dutch Housekeeper),1795. A cookbook that followed the seasons strictly, sensible in a time when you were dependent on what was available on the local market. Author Christina (a man) did a lot of research for it and claims that the name April is related to the Latin aperire = to open: “because everything in nature opens up”.

This explanation already appeared in the writings of the Latin author Censorius in the year 238. Christina didn’t just make things up! She wants us to eat young larks and believes that you should now serve up everything that has just sprouted. Everyone can agree with the latter.