A Food Lover's Treasury

This is a book about food, and the food that's in books. Tucked away in many great literary works are some essential truths on the subject of consumption: that someone is always disappointed when a tart is halved; that roasted udder is best kept a once-in-alifetime experience; that oranges should always be eaten in private; that toast is criminally under-appreciated, though even James Bond can't get enough of it. Other less well-known truths include the fact that kippers can be cooked on an iron; gravy expectation is high amongst commercial gentlemen; and every child at some time sees their name written in treacle.
These extracts - some hilarious, some tragic, some downright bizarre - demonstrate that food is one of the great overlooked themes of literature, and pursuing this theme is a good excuse to reread some classics. Each of the quotations is fully referenced, so that the reader can 'source' the favoured titbits, and seek out further treats for themselves.

Authors Murphy and Rugg, who profess to disparate degrees of competence in the kitchen, offer a fully-referenced collection of extracts and bits of history about food and its preparation. The quotations and quotes from literature come from sources as diverse as Louisa May Alcott and Samuel Johnson. One quotation suggests that oranges should only be eaten in private while another more obscure bit of advice suggests that kippers can be cooked on an iron. The book is an amusing and sometimes outlandish romp through our relationship with food. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

General

ISBN		9780711229129
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Frances Lincoln Ltd
Pages		239
List Price		$16.95
Publication Date		10/01/2008
Release Status		In Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 8 Inches (US) Width: 5.5 Inches (US) Thickness: 1 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 1 Pounds (US)