# BONUS EPISODE: The Upper Servants

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Podcast: [A is for Apple: An Encyclopaedia of Food & Drink](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-is-for-apple-an-encyclopaedia-of-food-drink-6817931)
Published: 2025-02-26T06:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 429

## Resource

Welcome to a special extra tidbit excised from the previous episode where Ally, Sam and Neil talked about butteries. We ended up going off on one about the upper servants - off-topic, but interesting (we hope!) and so here it is for your aural entertainment. You can follow the A is for Apple Podcast on Instagram and X (Twitter). Sam Bilton also hosts the Comfortably Hungry Podcast and is the author of First Catch Your Gingerbread , Fool’s Gold: A History of British Saffron and The Philosophy of Chocolate . You can find her on Instagram , X & Bsky .  Dr Neil Buttery also hosts the British Food History Podcast and is the author of A Dark History of Sugar and Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald Britain’s Most Influential Housekeeper , The Philosophy of Chocolate , Knead to Know : A History of Baking You can find him on Instagram , X & Bsky . Dr Alessandra Pino hosts the Fear Feasts Podcast with Vanessa Baca and is the co-author of A Gothic Cookbook. You can find her on Instagram , X & Bsky .

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