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THE ENGLISHMAN'S FOOD
FIVE CENTURIES OF ENGLISH DIET |
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Anne Wilbraham, J.C. Drummond |
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Paperback |
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£16.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1845952413 |
ISBN 13: |
9781845952419 |
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VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
Pub. date: |
23 February, 2017 |
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496 |
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First published in 1939, this fully revised book offers a survey of food production, consumption, fashions and follies over a period of five hundred years. |
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Medieval gardens; cookshops; spices; ale, beer, wine and spirits; the food of peasants, labourers, townspeople, the wealthy, the poor and the country gentleman; fish, meat and game; the feeding of infants, children; dairy products; vitamins, proteins, fat and fibre; the adulteration of food; the four bottle man; bread; poaching; tea, coffee and chocolate; food in schools and institutions; sugar and sweetmeats; root crops; the agricultural revolution; the importance of 'white meats', the vegetarian diet; menus and recipes...The Englishman's Food was first published in 1939, fully revised in 1957 and now appears with a new updating introduction. A ground-breaking book, it is a fascinating and authoritative survey of food production, consumption, fashions and follies over a period of five hundred years. Reprinted with a new introduction by food editor Tom Jaine. |
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UK |
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Pimlico |
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