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Corporal Paul Shaw via Wikimedia Commons (OGL v1.0) Every June, a single soldier’s ability to keep a nine-pound flag steady while marching becomes a matter of national ceremony. Trooping the Colour has marked the sovereign’s official birthday for more than 260 years, and the “colour” in the name is literal — it refers to the

Grendelkhan via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) The perfect piece of fried fish depends on a chemical trick: the batter has to set into a crisp shell before the fish inside overcooks, which is why cold batter meets very hot oil. Many London shops still use beef dripping, and the traditional wrapping was yesterday’s newspaper