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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Vogler, Pen.     Subjects     Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Knowledge -- Cooking.     Cooking, English.     Cooking, English -- History -- 19th century.     Literary cookbooks -- England.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Vogler, Pen.       by title:      Dinner with Dickens ...       by call number:      641.5942 V884d     Search the Web     Vogler, Pen.     Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Knowledge -- Cooking.     Cooking, English.     Cooking, English -- History -- 19th century.     Literary cookbooks -- England.       MARC Display

Dinner with Dickens : recipes inspired by the life and work of Charles Dickens / Pen Vogler. by Vogler, Pen. CICO Books, 2017. Call #: 641.5942 V884d Subjects Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Knowledge -- Cooking.   Cooking, English.   Cooking, English -- History -- 19th century.   Literary cookbooks -- England. ISBN:  9781782494492 (hc.) Alternate title:  Recipes inspired by the life and work of Charles Dickens. Description:  176 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (page 172) and index. Summary:  Recipes and menus from the novels and the household of Charles Dickens, one of the world's favourite authors. Celebrating the food of Victorian England by recreating dishes the author wrote about with such gusto, and enjoyed in real life. Food in the novels not only creates character and comedy, but is also a means of highlighting social issues. A grand wedding breakfast skewers ostentation in a wealthy household. A bread-and-butter tea conjures honesty and companionship. The gruel given to hungry children exposes a cruel and unjust regime. The characters who throng Dickens novels are forever offering one another punch or seed biscuits; arranging a nice little supper of pickled salmon, salad and tea; showing concern with a roast fowl; or sisterly love with a painstakingly made beefsteak pudding. And, of course, there is the great feast of Christmas, celebrated in glorious style even by the impoverished Cratchits. At home, Dickens' wife Catherine helped him entertain, and published (under a pseudonym) her own book, What Shall We Have for Dinner?, with pages of menus or bills of fare for different sizes of party and the changing seasons. Contains fully updated recipes from contemporary Victorian cookbooks, including Catherine's own book. Clear instructions enable you to recreate mutton stuffed with oysters, Betsey Prig's Twopenny Salad, Dickens' own recipe for punch, and the Dickens family's Twelfth Cake. In addition there are features on topics such as Dickens Abroad, Shopping for Food, and Eating Out, with fascinating insights into housekeeping, entertaining, and social history. Genre:  Literary cookbooks Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 641.5942 V884d Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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