# S3E1 C is for Carbonado, Carrot & Cabinet Pudding

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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: 2026-03-23T06:00:00+00:00
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Sam Bilton Allie Pino and Neil Buttery are back with a brand new season exploring the culinary alphabet. This time it’s the letter ‘C’. In the first episode of this season our team had free reign to explore whatever took their fancy. Sam opens with carbonado , diving into its rich history and cultural associations. Allie follows with carrots , exploring their meanings, myths, and surprising journeys through food history. Neil brings things to a close with cabinet pudding , a comforting and curious dish that rounds the conversation off rather nicely. Don’t forget to email us at aisforapplepod@gmail.com or tag us on Instagram or BlueSky if you have any suggestions for future episodes. You may also want to subscribe to the A is for Apple Substack where we publish recipes and extra audio content. Sources/Useful Links Carbonado Modern Cookery for Private Families - Eliza Acton (1845) Cooking and Dining in Tudor and Early Stuart England by Peter Brears (2015) Mots de table, mots de bouche: dictionnaire étymologique et historique du vocabulaire classique de la cuisine et de la gastronomie by Claudine Brécourt-Villars (1996) Kettner’s Book of the Table - E. S. Dallas (1877) Gargantua And His Son Pantagruel by Rabelais (1534) Carrot Vegetable Gardening the Colonial Williamsburg Way: 18th-Century Methods for Today’s Organic Gardeners - Wesley Greene (2012) Do carrots help you see in the dark? - Dr Emma Davies BBC Science Focus Magazine (2026) Step by Step . London: Thornton Butterworth - Churchill, W. S. (1939) Originally published as a collection of Churchill’s newspaper articles and speeches from the late 1930s, including his commentary on Nazi Germany and the use of reward and punishment, encapsulated in his metaphor of “the carrot and the stick.” Good Things - Jane Grigson (…

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