by
Paston-Williams, Sara, author.
Call Number
394.120941 PAS
Publication Date
1993
Summary
... 'tis very fine, but where d'ye sleep, or where d'ye dine? Blenheim Palace was still being built when this verse was composed in 1714. The author - possibly Alexander Pope or Jonathan Swift - was attacking the grandiloquent baroque style of architecture which placed dining rooms far from kitchens, making food stone cold before it even reached the table. The question posed is one that fascinates visitors to historic houses - in England and elsewhere. Sleeping habits and arrangements have changed comparatively little over the centuries, but cooking and eating have undergone revolution after revolution. Behind the curious ingredients and mysterious language of old cookbooks lies a completely different world, where the foods that we take for granted were often not available, food preparation, cooking and preservation were laborious tasks, and the art of dining reflected social attitudes far removed from modern practice. Sara Paston-Williams has used the great wealth of Britain's National Trust houses and records to produce this carefully researched book. She has tackled the huge subject chronologically, from the cavernous kitchens and great halls of medieval houses like Cotehele in Cornwall to the ingenious technology of late Victorian service areas such as that at Cragside in Northumberland, which produced food for ornate dining rooms and intimate parlors. Each chapter of The Art of Dining includes historical recipes, together with their modern adaptations. The result is a feast for the eye as well as a fascinating guide to all the arts of dining.
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Chamberlain, Narcissa G.
Call Number
641.013 VIN
Publication Date
1962
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Aron, Jean-Paul.
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641.0130944 ARO
Publication Date
1975
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Aron, Jean-Paul.
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641.0130944 ARO
Publication Date
1975
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by
Wilson, C. Anne
Call Number
ARC 641.300942 WIL
Publication Date
1973
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Bundy, Beverly.
Call Number
394.10973 BUN
Publication Date
2002
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Reader's Digest Services
Call Number
ARC 641.509 GOO
Publication Date
1977
Summary
Includes 9 recipes.
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Grossman, Anne Chotzinoff
Call Number
ARC 641.5 GRO
Publication Date
1997
Summary
Celebrate the joys of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series in this cookbook, full of the food and drink that so often complement Jack and Stephen's travels. In these pages, you will find a wealth of authentic early-nineteenth-century recipes for foods such as Burgoo, Ship's Biscuit, Skillygalee, Drowned Baby, Sea-Pie, Figgy-Dowdy, Soused Hog's Face, Solomongundy, Jam Roly-Poly, Portable Soup, and, of course, Spotted Dog. With this book you can create a feast with Sucking Pig and Christmas Pudding, recreate Clarissa Oakes's bridal dinner, or learn how Jack's steward Killick might have made coffee. Recipes are accompanied by relevant quotes from the series text as well as extensive historical notes on the origins of the dishes and their names. Also included are instructive sections on the preparing of roasts, puddings, and raised pies.
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Hampson, John.
Call Number
ARC 641.0942 HAM
Publication Date
1946
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