| Description |
255 pages ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: Class and Manners -- Late Medieval Food -- The Economics of the Elite -- ch. Seven The Gastronomic Peak -- Finding Nationality -- The Vanishing Almond -- The New World of Reading -- The Rector of Radwinter -- The Seeds of Empire -- The Queen -- ch. Eight Comfort, Pleasure and Security -- The Interregnum -- How to be a Lady -- The Food Itself -- Women and Food -- The Desire for Display -- The Countrywoman -- ch. Nine The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie -- The First Celebrity Chef -- Eliza Acton -- The Way it Looks -- The Death of Haute Cuisine -- Nouvelle Cuisine -- Affluence -- Science -- Technology -- Summing Up |
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Machine generated contents note: ch. One Becoming an Island -- A Varied Diet -- Re-colonisation -- Unlimited Food -- Sea Levels -- The People -- ch. Two God, Flour and Family -- How did it Start? Religion and Ritual -- Gods and Crops -- Immigration -- The Food -- Celts and Iron -- Cake before Bread -- ch. Three Rome -- Trade and Slaves -- Conquest -- Food -- Garden Produce -- Food Symbolism -- ch. Four The Crucial Era -- The Prize -- Dietary Changes -- Farming -- The Founding of the Village -- Anglo-Saxon Dining -- Anglo-Saxon Food -- The Vikings -- Viking Food -- The Vegetable Garden -- Danes, Taverns and Bakers -- The Naming of England -- ch. Five A Conquered Island -- Dispossession -- Mealtimes and Kitchens -- Dinner -- Food Trades -- Manners -- Prosperity and Poverty -- Charter of the Forest -- Water Power Gardens and Walks -- The Danger of Food -- Saracen Flavours -- ch. Six The Plague Years and After -- The Great Famine -- Plague and War -- Feeding a Depleted Community -- |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography and index |
| Subject |
Cooking -- Great Britain -- History.
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Food habits -- Great Britain -- History.
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| LC no. |
2011489049 |
| ISBN |
1908117001 |
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9781908117007 |
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