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Author Foy, Karen, author.

Title Life in the Victorian kitchen : culinary secrets and servants' stories / Karen Foy.

Publication Info. Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Books, [2014]

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Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Rural Revolution: Feast and Famine; Chapter 2: The Heart of the Home: Inside the Cottage Kitchen; Chapter 3: Country Matters; Chapter 4: Preserving Produce; Chapter 5: Regional and Seasonal Cuisine; Chapter 6: Domestic Duties: Life in Service; Chapter 7: Culinary Creativity; Chapter 8: Food from the Empire; Chapter 9: The Professionals; Chapter 10: The Country House Garden; Conclusion: Changing Times; Tracing Food Industry Forebears; Timeline; Bibliography.
Summary Have you ever wondered what life was like for domestic servants, the etiquette involved during upper class banquets, or simply wished for a glimpse of day-to-day life in the Victorian kitchen? During the nineteenth century, the kitchen was a place where culinary worlds collided, bridging the gap between social classes. From the rural cottage to the well-staffed country house, Karen Foy takes readers on an entertaining and informative journey through a lost culinary world, uncovering the customs and traditions surrounding some of Britain's best loved dishes. Discover nineteenth century tips, tec.
Subject Household employees -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Home economics -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- General.
HOUSE & HOME -- Reference.
Home economics. (OCoLC)fst00959173
Household employees. (OCoLC)fst01730010
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Chronological Term 1800 - 1899
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Print version: Foy, Karen. Life in the Victorian Kitchen : Culinary Secrets and Servants' Stories. Havertown : Pen and Sword, ©2014 9781783036394
ISBN 9781473840638 (electronic bk.)
1473840635 (electronic bk.)
9781473841161 (electronic bk.)
147384116X (electronic bk.)
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