The Jane Austen Cookbook /anglais - Couverture souple

Black, Maggie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0714127698 ISBN 13 : 9780714127699

Editeur : British Museum Press, 2007

Synopsis

The Jane Austen Cookbook Reproducing Martha Lloyd's "Household Book", a collection of recipes enjoyed by the Austen family, this volume also discusses Jane Austen's own interest in food and the importance of mealtimes and entertaining in her period (1775-1817). Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Jane Austen wrote her novels in the midst of a large and sociable family. Brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, friends and acquaintances were always coming and going, which offered numerous occasions for convivial eating and drinking. One of Jane’s dearest friends, Martha Lloyd, lived with the family for many years and recorded in her “Household Book” over 100 recipes enjoyed by the Austens. A selection of this family fare, now thoroughly tested and modernized for today’s cooks, is recreated here, together with some of the more sophisticated dishes which Jane and her characters would have enjoyed at balls, picnics, and supper parties. A fascinating introduction describes Jane’s own interest in food, drawing upon both the novels and her letters, and explains the social conventions of shopping, eating, and entertaining in late Georgian and Regency England. The book is illustrated throughout with delightful contemporary line drawings, prints, and watercolours.

Authentic recipes, modernized for today’s cooks, include:
• Buttered Prawns
• Wine-Roasted Gammon and Pigeon Pie
• Broil’d Eggs
• White Soup and Salmagundy
• Pyramid Creams
• Martha’s Almond Cheesecakes

Biographie de l'auteur :

Maggie Black was a food historian and author of numerous books including The Medieval Cookbook.

Deirdre Le Faye is an Austenian scholar, author of Jane Austen: A Family Record and an edited collection of Jane Austen’s letters.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: British Museum Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0714127698
• ISBN 13: 9780714127699
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128