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Constance Spry |
19 August 2004 |
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 From Social Reformer to Society Hostess
She was the doyenne of cookery and home design in the 40s and 50s; the Nigella Lawson of her day.
With her collaborator Rosemary Hume she gave the world Coronation Chicken to mark the Coronation of Elizabeth II and she changed how every wedding was organised.
Her influence is still felt today and her simple philosophy, that everyone deserved to live in lovely surroundings, was rooted in her background as a social reformer. Her famous cookbook is about to be re-issued and an exhibition to mark her life and work is coming to the Design museum in London.
Jenni talks to design historian, Dr Deborah Ryan, from University of Loughborough who has written on Constance Spry and to Grace Mulligan, writer of cookery books, former TV chef and big Constance Spry fan.
The Constance Spry Cookery Book by Rosemary Hume and Constance Spry, Grub Street Publishing
The Design Museum
Woman's Hour recipes
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