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Containing a large number of unfamiliar historic recipes, this book enables readers to sample dishes once enjoyed by their remote ancestors, some of them dating back to ancient Rome. The introduction of Viking and Norman recipes is explored, together with the origins of spices from the East and the Americas in the British diet. Attention is given to the history of drink in Britain and the political conditions which dictated the importation of beverages from around the world.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0140465464
- ISBN 13 9780140465464
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages432
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. B/W Drawings (illustrator). 2 'nd Edition. SUBTITLED : `from the Stone Age to Recent Times'. The author divides the food spectrum into such groupings as : Game Beasts, Pottage, Drinking, Sweeteners, and Seafish. 425 pages - including INDEX - with book adverts at back. 33 pages of BIBLIO and references. Section of b/w historical drawings at center. Learn more about : perry, egerdouce, coneys, ox-tongue, cowslips, cagmags, sops, curd, barleymeal, broom-buds, and branny-grain. Cond : Paper wrapper is white with red and dark brown lettering. Front cover graphic is from an 1882 painting called `The Lord Mayor's Banquet'. Volume is tight, bright, clean, and square with very little wear. Remainder mark on top edge. No names, marks, creases, nor tears. Giftable reference ! ! Quote (p. 243) : " Seed cakes were very popular during the eighteenth century. Economical ones were still raised with yeast, but richer ones were held up by eggs alone, and often included chopped candied fruits as seeds, and a generous helping of ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 006539
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