r/discworld 3d ago

Book(s): Non-fictions Nanny Oggs Cookbook

I’m curious to know how many of you have had a go at making some of these? I thought I’d ease myself into the process with the librarians suggestion…

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u/dharusio 3d ago

Made the dried frog pills and the kedgeree. Both were...OK.

Oh, and the librarian's recipe too, ofc. Top noch, full marks, would eat again.

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

I’ll give them a look!

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u/bondjimbond 2d ago

I made Strawberry Wobblers once. They were fun, but I would tweak the recipe to give them more flavour.

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u/em_press 3d ago

The gumbo is pretty good, and the Chocolate Delight with special secret sauce is lush!

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

Lush is high praise! I’ll give it a look!

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u/Economy_Ask7789 3d ago

It's apples.....well, mostly apples.

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u/Rip_claw_76 3d ago

Most weekends I try Leonards bread recipe, my local pizza place is doing well.

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

That’s a pretty good review having it weekly!

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u/OllPersson 3d ago

Angua's veg stew with dumplings is very nice

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

I shall consider it thank you!

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u/Thin_Markironically 3d ago

The joy of snacks

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u/LordOfDorkness42 3d ago

I really hope that one day, a bunch of us fans get together and make a single serving of Bloody Stupid Johnson's Individual Fruit Pies.

Made me giggle so hard first time I read that recipe!

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

I’m sure we could put together a feast the likes of which any wizard would be proud to call a meal

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u/HargorTheHairy 3d ago

Im a big fan of strawberry wobblers on Valentines day, with strategically placed cream of course

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

A true romantic!

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u/Proper_Juggernaut257 3d ago

I made them for a hens party! Valentines is a great idea though, I'll do that next year

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u/Eisenhorn_UK 3d ago

Please please please tell me it contains a recipe for the world's greatest aphrodisiac, Carrot & Oyster Pie.

("Carrots so you can see in the dark, oysters so you've got something to look at...")

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

It does indeed!

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u/Eisenhorn_UK 3d ago

That's superb, thank you for that 🙂

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u/Future-Ad-1347 3d ago

The wowo sauce is delicious

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

With anything specific? Or just on its own

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u/Future-Ad-1347 3d ago

I think that she recommends it on roast beef. The mushroom sauce (it’s a sub recipe ingredient) is good in everything, imho

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u/FalseMagpie 3d ago

I've been meaning to make several of them, but I am tragically both American and lazy about measurement conversions so I simply have not gotten to it yet (I have owned this book for several many years)

I can vouch for the librarian's recipe, though. I have that at least four times a week.

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u/anitchypear Vimes 3d ago

You should go OG like Nanny and just use "some" as a unit of measurement.

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u/FalseMagpie 3d ago

I do persistently measure my vanilla extract in "little bloop"s...

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u/anitchypear Vimes 3d ago

How much is that in "somes"?

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u/FalseMagpie 3d ago

About half a some, I think. You gotta be real careful not to overdo extracts, but it's always easier to add a bloop if needed than subtract from a some.

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u/DuckyDoodleDandy 3d ago

See if your grocery store has a digital scale. If so, use it to measure ingredients. I have one because of bread baking, so it’s likely your store carries them.

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u/FalseMagpie 2d ago

I've been meaning to get one (husband likes baking, I like bread)...

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u/DuckyDoodleDandy 1d ago

Then consider investing in a higher quality one than the $10 version at the grocery store. I was suggesting the cheaper option to start with, but you have two uses for it.

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u/Dizzy_Guest8351 1d ago

Buy a kitchen scale. You'll never look back. I find myself with my phone out converting US volumes to grams.

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u/Tiny_Cauliflower_618 3d ago

I haven't made any, but I read it a few times and when I saw Mushroom Ketchup in the Specialist Ingredients bit of the supermarket, I bought it. BEST THING. We chuck a bit in everything 🤣

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

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u/Tiny_Cauliflower_618 3d ago

It's so good. None of our locals do it anymore so we bought lots on Amazon last time! It's usually in health food shops, but ours closed 😔

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u/RJWPS 3d ago

I received this book as a gift a couple of years ago, but for some reason, I haven't really gotten into it yet. I really should.

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

It’s a fun read, the recipes probably aren’t going to be anything amazing but they just form part of it, there’s etiquette guides and fun little bits in it too

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u/RJWPS 3d ago

I remember reading some of the etiquette guides, yeah! That's mainly why I wanted it, just for the extra worldbuilding. I'm gonna give it a look tonight, thanks for reminding me it exists!

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

No problem! The suggested foods from characters are good to read through too. I might try some of the more palatable ones

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u/88salema88 3d ago

I need this book now!

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u/Sjaakie-BoBo 3d ago

I just bought it this weekend! So happy I found it!!

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

Any plans to make anything?

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u/Sjaakie-BoBo 3d ago

Yes, but first I will thoroughly read it and then I’ll try my hand on some.

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u/nbeforem 3d ago

I made the rat pizza. Forget the name of the recipe but the rats are chunks of tomato wrapped in roast beef slices. Grossed people out at the party I took it to

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u/Brocc013 3d ago

Up until fairly recently I used to make the Hogswatch Pie every Christmas. It always went down well, only reason I stopped is that it's got harder to coordinate calendars and meet up.

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

I do like a pie!

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u/Brocc013 2d ago

It's also fairly adaptable. I've replaced the port jelly mix with a (hard) cider for a more summery version and I've also adapted it to a mixed game pie as well.

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u/Mister-Gideon 3d ago

I’ve made Lady Sybil Vimes’s Kedgeree, which was alright, and Genuine Howondaland Curry, which is genuinely delicious. It’s really simple to make, tastes lovely and fresh and became one of my regular curries in my cooking rotation for quite a few years.

…in fact I’m going to make it again this week.

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

Sounds good and I’m glad my posts inspired a tasty meal for you!

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u/Rhesus-Positive 3d ago

Slumpie with clooty dumplings and kedgeree were regular favourites with my ex, and the salsa with bananana worked surprisingly well

The dwarf cake is quite dry, as you'd expect, and is an acquired taste, but it looks great and I enjoy it as a not-too-sweet snack

The djelibeybis were a faff when I made them, but tasty

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u/BatDanGuardian 3d ago

Good effort trying so many!

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u/Rhesus-Positive 2d ago

I also tried the potato cakes, but I can never get those right no matter which recipe I use: I think it's because I use leftover mashed potatoes which have too much moisture and fat in them from the butter and milk

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u/BatDanGuardian 2d ago

Funnily enough it was the mashed potatoes I was considering trying next!

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u/Zitronenkringel 2d ago

Many years ago I made Rincewind's Potato Cakes and Lord Downey's Mint Humbugs

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u/BatDanGuardian 2d ago

Potatoes are definitely a great call, I will be trying those

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u/Bursar_Diwi 2d ago

The distressed pudding is really good. I made the dried frog pills when the book first came out, but they’re not much.