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The Jane Austen Cookbook
Jane Austen wrote her novels in the midst of a large and sociable family. Brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, friends and acquaintances were always coming and going, which offered numerous occasions for convivial eating and drinking. One of Jane’s dearest friends, Martha Lloyd, lived with the family for many years and recorded in her “Household Book” over 100 recipes...more
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
May 10th 2002
by McClelland & Stewart
(first published 1995)
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This book was a gift from a dear friend, and I love it. The collection of authentic recipes brings Jane's books to life even more. I am really looking forward to making some of the desserts (particularly the gingerbread), and truly feeling a part of the time period that I so dearly love. Excellent!
A mouse-nibbled copy of this book caught my eye. Jane Austen and cooking? I'm in.
However, less is known about Austen in the kitchen than, say, Austen at the piano. There
are several scholarly sites devoted to he musical tastes, as well as cds of the music being
performed. The culinary historical record not being as good, the author here fills in with
contemporaneous recipes and information. INteresting, but not compelling.
However, less is known about Austen in the kitchen than, say, Austen at the piano. There
are several scholarly sites devoted to he musical tastes, as well as cds of the music being
performed. The culinary historical record not being as good, the author here fills in with
contemporaneous recipes and information. INteresting, but not compelling.
This is a very informative and interesting little cookbook. The tidbits about the importance of food in Jane Austen's time and novels is something that I'd never really thought about before, even though I'm a through and through Jane-ite. To top it all off many of the recipes are actually delicious. (Definitely try the bread pudding and salmon.)
Feb 18, 2009
Kara
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Any Jane Austen fan, Foodie, or History Buff
While some of the recipes are bland for this southern gal. There is some really neat history and a few really yummy dishes (I've found adding garlic to the macaroni recipe makes it awesome)
It is fun to look at the old course examples. A great addition for any Jane Austen fan, as many of the recipes come from Jane's own household.
It is fun to look at the old course examples. A great addition for any Jane Austen fan, as many of the recipes come from Jane's own household.
The first part of this book is the history of food in Jane Austen's time and also their daily schedule of meals, which is quite different from today. The author has renovated the recipes for todays use, but she changed the ingredients of several of the recipes to make them more modern which I'm not happy with. The flavors wouldn't be the same with those changes.
Feb 06, 2009
*Babs*
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone who likes Jane Austen
Shelves:
cookbooks
I enjoyed getting this book. All the recipes are supposed to be some of Jane's favorites or mentioned in her books. I look forward to trying some of them.
Any fan of Jane Austen's novels would do well to read, or at least sample, this book. Austen's work is the story of domestic life of her time, and this book provides a lot of useful information about an important context of her novels: food, meals, and dining. What is a nuncheon? How do cooks cope without refrigeration? And how, specifically, does one prepare many of the foods familiar to Austen's world? This book addresses these questions, in a well-written and well-researched style. It is phys...more
Apr 21, 2009
Christine
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Never really tried any of the recipes, but they're all very interesting and I always want to try some-but time...
A fun souvenir from England to add to my cookbook collection.
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Must admit I love this. Two passions (cooking and Austen) combined, with illustrations!! Full of fun tidbits about Regency social and domestic history—in other words, when, what, and how they ate. The recipes (or “receipts”) are mostly Austen family recipes from Martha Lloyd’s cookbook; some feature in Jane’s novels (i.e. white soup, strawberry crème pudding, and syllabub). Sheer delight for social historians or Austen lovers who love to cook.
A very interesting look at the dining practices of English society circa 1800ish. I've read Jane Austen's books & seen the movies made from them, but never knew many of the intricacies of the delicacies of the era. I hope to make a couple of the recipes sometime soon!
If you like this period then you'll enjoy this book!
I really enjoyed both the history of the time period and the recipes.
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