Shackbaggerly

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the foodie type podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who is still one of the most popular contestants featured on ‘The Great British Bake Off.’ This episode, old recipe books feature as always, alongside a listener’s connection to an author mentioned on the last podcast. You’ll get to hear snippets from Howard’s demo at Pershore Plum Festival last Bank Holiday Weekend, and a couple of naughty titters, but wait until you see why! There’s daily happenings from where Howard is based in the Yorkshire city of Sheffield, and Katie near Ludlow, in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, and feel the urge to leave a review or share a comment on social media, if it’s spotted it, you will receive a ‘SAG’ (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. If you spot an old recipe you think we should know about, or you’d like to ask us a question, you can leave a voice message on our burner phone +44 7902 835604, and you never know, yours may just feature in the next episode. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, or you can email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 18 September. #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the foodie type podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who is still one of the most popular contestants featured on ‘The Great British Bake Off.’ This episode, old recipe books feature as always, alongside activated nuts, weird ice cream moulds and very exciting, messages on our burner phone! There’s daily happenings from where Howard is based in the Yorkshire city of Sheffield, and Katie near Ludlow, in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, and feel the urge to leave a review or share a comment on social media, if it’s spotted it, you will receive a ‘SAG’ (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. If you spot an old recipe you think we should know about, or you’d like to ask us a question, you can leave a voice message on our burner phone +44 7902 835604, and you never know, yours may just feature in the next episode. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, or you can email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 28 August #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the foodie type podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who is still one of the most popular contestants featured on ‘The Great British Bake Off.’ This episode, old recipe books feature as always, including one from 1915, and Howard is almost inspired to go camping with his choice, but it soon wears off! There’s daily happenings from where Howard is based in the Yorkshire city of Sheffield, and Katie near Ludlow, in rural Shropshire, plus a question regards a garden ornament. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, and feel the urge to leave a review or share a comment on social media, if it’s spotted it, you will receive a ‘SAG’ (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. Also, exciting news, as Shackbaggerly is now on WhatsApp, so you can ask us a question as a voice message on the burner phone 07902 835604, and you never know, yours may just feature in the next episode. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and there have been some wonderful oldest kitchen items that have been posted, plus your views on our old theme tune, versus the new one. You can also email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 21 August #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the foodie type podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who is still one of the most popular contestants that has featured on ‘The Great British Bake Off.’ This episode, old recipe books feature as always, plus daily happenings from where Howard is based in the Yorkshire city of Sheffield, and Katie near Ludlow, in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, and feel the urge to leave a review or share a comment on social media, if it’s spotted it, you will receive a ‘SAG’ (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. Also, exciting news, as Shackbaggerly is now on WhatsApp, so you can ask us a question as a voice message on the burner phone 07902 835604, and you never know, yours may just feature in the next episode. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and there have been some wonderful oldest kitchen items that have been posted, plus your views on our old theme tune, versus the new one. You can also email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 7 August #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the foodie type podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who is still one of the most popular contestants that has featured on ‘The Great British Bake Off.’ This episode, old recipe books feature as always, plus daily happenings from where Howard is based in the Yorkshire city of Sheffield, and Katie near Ludlow, in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, and feel the urge to leave a review or share a comment on social media, if it’s spotted it, you will receive a ‘SAG’ (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. Also, exciting news, as Shackbaggerly is now on WhatsApp, so you can ask us a question as a voice message on the burner phone 07902 835604, and you never know, yours may just feature in the next episode. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and there have been some wonderful oldest kitchen items that have been posted, plus your views on our old theme tune, versus the new one. You can also email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 24 July #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends

Welcome to you, if this is the first time tuning in to Shackbaggerly. We are Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who, if you’re a fan of ‘’The Great British Bake Off,’’ you’ll probably remember Howard for his stolen custard! We met at a Food Festival twelve years ago, and fast became friends, and during lockdown, we began this podcast looking at old recipe books, and the wonderful quirky pages within. It’s not all recipes, as Shackbaggerly does mean ‘anything loose and disorderly,’ so there’s daily happenings from where Howard is based in the Yorkshire city of Sheffield, and Katie near Ludlow, in rural Shropshire, often with a few smiles along the way. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, and feel the urge to leave a review or share a comment on social media, if it’s spotted it, you will receive a ‘SAG’ (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. Also, exciting news, as Shackbaggerly is now on WhatsApp, so you can leave a voice message or written one on the burner phone 07902 835604. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and there have been some wonderful oldest kitchen items that have been posted. You can also email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 10 July #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who is still one of the most popular contestants from The Great British Bake Off. This episode, old recipe books will feature as always, plus daily happenings from where Howard is based in the Yorkshire city of Sheffield, and Katie near Ludlow, in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, and feel the urge to leave a review or share a comment on social media, if it’s spotted it, you will receive a ‘SAG’ (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. Also, exciting news, as Shackbaggerly is now on WhatsApp, so you can leave a voice message or written one on the burner phone 07902 835604. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and there have been some wonderful oldest kitchen items that have been posted. You can also email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 12 June #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, and it’s another year on for the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who is still one of the most popular contestants mentioned off The Great British Bake Off. This episode, old recipe books will feature as always, plus daily happenings from where Howard is based in the Yorkshire city of Sheffield, and Katie near Ludlow, in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, and feel the urge to leave a review or share a comment on social media, if it’s spotted it, you will receive a ‘SAG’ (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. Also, exciting news, as Shackbaggerly is now on WhatsApp, so you can leave a voice message or written one on the burner phone 07902 835604. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and there have been some wonderful oldest kitchen items that have been posted. You can also email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 12 June #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who is still one of the most popular contestants mentioned off The Great British Bake Off. This episode, old recipe books will feature as always, plus daily happenings from where Howard is based in the Yorkshire city of Sheffield, and Katie near Ludlow, in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, and feel the urge to leave a review or share a comment on social media, if it’s spotted it, you will receive a ‘SAG’ (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. Also, exciting news, as Shackbaggerly is now on WhatsApp, so you can leave a voice message or written one on the burner phone 07902 835604. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and our email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 22 May #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off. This episode, we’ll chat as always about old recipe books, as well as daily happenings from where Howard is based in a Yorkshire city, and Katie in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we’d love it if you could kindly leave a comment and/or review, and please do keep spreading the word. Remember, if we spot you have done just that, we will send you a ‘SAG’ (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and our email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 15 May #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends #lighthearted

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off. This episode, we’ll chat as always about old recipe books, as well as daily happenings from where Howard is based in a Yorkshire city, and Katie in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we’d love it if you could kindly leave a comment and/or review, and please do keep spreading the word. Remember, if we spot you have done just that, we will send you a ‘SAG’ (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and our email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 1 May #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends #lighthearted

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off. This episode, we’ll chat as always about old recipe books, as well as daily happenings from where Howard is based in a Yorkshire city, and Katie in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we’d love it if you could kindly leave a comment and/or review, and please do keep spreading the word. Remember, if we spot you have done just that, we will send you a ‘SAG’ (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and our email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 10 April #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends #lighthearted

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off, although according to AI, Katie was on the programme as well! This episode, we’ll chat as always about old recipe books, as well as daily happenings up in Howard’s home of Yorkshire, and Katie’s home in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we’d love it if you could kindly leave a comment and/or review, and please do keep spreading the word. Remember, if we spot you have done just that, we will send you a ‘SAG’ (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and our email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 3 April #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends #lighthearted

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off (although according to AI, Katie was also on the series too)! This episode, as always, there’s chat about old recipe books, plus everyday life happenings. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we’d love it if you could kindly leave a comment and/or review, and please do keep spreading the word. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and our email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 20 March #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends #lighthearted

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off. This episode, we’ll chat as always about old recipe books, and also discover our very first ‘Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gals/Geezers’ or SAGS! If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we’d love it if you could kindly leave a comment and/or review, and please do keep spreading the word. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and our email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 6 March #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends #lighthearted

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off, although according to AI (which you’ll hear about if you stay tuned), Howard had company! This episode, we’ll chat as always about old recipe books, including one from the 1930s. There was very nearly a new hobby taken up, but you have to be able to ‘get up’ first, and you’re never too old to play Hopscotch. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we’d love it if you could kindly leave a comment and/or review, and please do keep spreading the word. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and our email is back up and running: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again next time, on Friday 20 February #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #conversation #friends #easylistening #humour #lighthearted

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the foodie type podcast which has now reached 68 countries, all of them probably thinking, ‘what the devil are they talking about?!’ Your hosts are good pals, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off. This episode, as always, old cookery books feature, alongside some unexpected news regards Howard’s time on Bake Off, plus, exactly when was the sausage acknowledged? If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, please tell your friends, and if you want to find out more about the podcast, our Facebook and Instagram pages are the places to go. Please note: unfortunately, our email is down at the moment. Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again on Friday 6 February #foodpodcast #podcast #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #easylistening #humour #conversation #friends #lighthearted

Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of Shackbaggerly for 2026, and it’s a cold one here in the UK, so to keep warm, we revisit the Nun’s Cookbook, and discover an old name for Rhubarb. Speaking of old, there was a patent given back in 1791, with a method on how to keep eggs for longer than we would probably want to (and indeed should), and have you ever heard of a talking candle? Thank you for your lovely messages over the Christmas period, including kind words regards the song. We love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, just look for Shackbaggerly. Sadly our email is still down at the moment, but fingers crossed for news soon. Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again Friday 23 January

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off. This episode, as we build up to our Christmas song (yes there is chance for you to bale out in plenty of time)! we’ll discover the identity of Lady Maria Clutterbuck and the link to Charles Dickens. Why are we rolling in crushed cornflakes this Christmas? and there’s the occasional cracker joke. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we’d love it if you could kindly leave a comment and/or review please, and do keep spreading the word. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages - unfortunately, our email is down at the moment. Until the next time, wishing you a very Happy Christmas to you and yours. Katie & Howard x See you again next year, on Friday 9 January

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off. This episode, we’ll chat old cookery books, including the discovery of how many eggs we all should have in our fridge, just in case, plus a sneak preview of our Christmas song. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we’d love it if you could leave a comment and/or review please, and do keep spreading the word. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and who knows, we could be mentioning you in the next episode, which we are releasing slightly earlier, on Christmas Eve. Please note: unfortunately, our email is down at the moment. Until the next time, Katie & Howard x See you again on Wednesday 24 December