Dinner with Dickens : recipes inspired by the life and work of Charles Dickens / Pen Vogler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vogler, Pen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking, English.

Cooking, English--History--19th century.

Literary cookbooks--England.

Literary cookbooks.

Cooking.

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Knowledge and learning--Cooking.

Dickens, Charles.

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.

Dickens, Charles--Knowledge.

History.

England.

Genre:

History.

Literary cookbooks.

Physical Description:

176 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Recipes inspired by the life and work of Charles Dickens

Place of Publication:

London : CICO Books, 2017.

Summary:

"Recipes and menus from the novels and the household of Charles Dickens, one of the world's favourite authors. Dinner with Dickens celebrates 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. In Dinner with Dickens, Pen Vogler has 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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 A Yorkshire Breakfast

Nicholas Nickleby

ch. 2 A Family Dinner

Little Dorrit

ch. 3 Bella's Food For Loved Ones

Our Mutual Friend

ch. 4 Guppy's Dining House Treat

Bleak House

ch. 5 A Little Tea

Martin Chuzzlewit

ch. 6 Cakes For Giving

David Copperfield and The Mystery of Edwin Drood

ch. 7 A Tale of Two Christmases

Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol

ch. 8 Food For the Poor

Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities

ch. 9 A Grand Occasion

Dombey and Son

ch. 10 Drinks With Dickens

The Pickwick Papers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 172) and index.

ISBN:

1782494499

9781782494492

OCLC:

1008958804

Publisher Number:

99988373746