Historical Irish dairy products / Dara Downey, Liam Downey and Derry O'Donovan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Downey, Dara, author.

Downey, Liam, author.

O'Donovan, Derry, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dairy products--Ireland--History.

Dairy products.

Dairy products industry--Ireland--History.

Dairy products industry.

Ireland.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 131 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Dublin : Wordwell, 2021.

Summary:

"The story of the evolution of Irish dairying is inextricably linked with continuous innovation in technologies. This book presents a chronological perspective of the evolution of dairy products in Ireland. It draws together information spread across a diverse range of historical, archaeological, economic and scientific publications and it aims to provide a platform that may be used in reviewing the current state of knowledge, and identifying notable gaps pertaining to the development of dairy products from prehistory, through the medieval period, and on into recent centuries. The authors hope that this compilation could facilitate the development of a nationally co-ordinated strategic research programme on indigenous dairy products. A particular strength of the book lies in the clear and accessible manner in which the authors have documented these changing technologies, from the earliest times to the present day." -- from publisher's website.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Historical transformations in Irish agriculture

2. Staple Irish foods and food products from earlier times

3. Prehistoric butter

4. Butter-making over the centuries

5. Cheese-making

6. Salt-making

7. Sugar-refining

8. Public butter markets

9. The creamery system

10. Food research: product improvement and development.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [121]-129) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781913934637

1913934632

OCLC:

1268136803

Publisher Number:

99991088890