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Menus from History Historic Meals and Recipes for Every Day of the Year
Janet Clarkson
ISBN: 0-313-34930-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34930-0
1008 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 7/14/2009
List Price: $195.00 (UK Sterling Price: £134.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Reviews:
  • "Janet Clarkson, a food historian and writer in Australia, has created a unique reference source that combines food with history. . . . Menus from History will be useful in both public and academic libraries for culinary students, historians, social scientists, and students doing reports."
    —ARBAonline     September 2009
Description: Menus from History: Historic Meals and Recipes for Every Day of the Year offers a fascinating exploration of dining history through historic menus from more than 35 countries. Ranging from discussion of a Roman banquet in A.D. 70 to a meal for former South African President Nelson Mandela in the 1990s, the menus offer students and general readers a thoroughly delightful way to learn more about events and the cultures in which they occurred. Royal feasts, soldier grub, shipboard and spaceship meals, and state dinners are just some of the occasions discussed.

Arranged chronologically, each entry covers a day of the year and provides a menu from a significant meal that took place. An entry begins with the name, location, and date of the event, plus a brief explanation of its significance. Next comes the menu, followed by an analysis and, where possible, several recipes from the menu.
 Title Features:
  • Day-by-day essays with menus and recipes help students become a part of history
  • 50 period illustrations and halftones complement the text
  • A glossary of food terms and names of dishes will prove indispensable to readers and researchers
  • Numerous sidebars offer charming details about the meals presented
About the Author: Janet Clarkson is a culinary historian and columnist in Australia. Her food blog is The Old Foodie.
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