michael joseph ltd the cookery book club london (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket photo by Anthony Denney (illustrator). Book Club. First published in 1960, this is a second revised impression by Michael Joseph for the Cookery Book Club of 1965. Edge wear, chipping and small loss to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly rubbed, slight yellowing and time staining to white parts of jacket, slight offsetting to prelims, not price clipped (no price), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 519pp, illustrated. Classic French regional cuisine. Describing simple recipes like omelettes, soufflés, soups and salads, it also offers more complex fare such as pates, cassoulets, roasts and puddings. Returning to England after the War, Elizabeth David (1913-92), was horrified at the bad food and poor cooking of austerity Britain. She introduced a generation of British cooks to Mediterranean food hitherto barely known in Britain, such as pasta, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, salami, aubergines, red and green peppers, and courgettes. Quite a scarce book even in this Book Club edition.