Over a Hot Stove
A Kitchen Maid's Story

A cheerful and chirpy look at life below the scenes for a young cook named Flo Wadlow. Starting in relatively minor places of employment, she was soon in charge of the kitchen at Blickling Hall, and made lasting memories there. This account traces her jobs from beginning to end, with her never-endin......more

Very short, very sweet. No dissing on the great and the good to be found here--Wadlow is the essence of the "family retainers" of 19th and early 20th century fiction, though down in the kitchen she was too far from the action to live vicariously through her employers. She also moved around too much,......more

A little gem and the audiobook was so entertaining. This short memoir brings us Flo Wadlow's life as a cook in service. Fans of Downton Abbey would surely enjoy this read. Flo was born in 1912 and lived until she was 100. She started her work in service at the age of 16; she went on to marry and had......more

I read this very fast and enjoyed it so much but toward the end I lost interest a little. I was glad that Flo lived to be 100. She was a super tough lady. She includes some receipts but like my grandmother she does not give all the measurements. I am wondering what caster sugar might be? Any idea?......more

it's a chapter a day kind of read I kept forgetting who is who and what was happening the writing was confusing to me every chapter has different people with same kind of names places I was so lost .. I enjoyed aprons and silver spoons more which is written by Flo's friend Mollie read that if you li......more