The Country House Kitchen 1650-1900

by Pamela A Sambrook and Peter Brears

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The kitchen was very much the heart of the home in country houses the length and breadth of Britain. Although this hive of activity was kept behind closed doors and often hidden away in the bowels of vast mansions, these rooms ensured that the house and those who lived in it were provisioned.

Country houses were formerly self-sufficient to an incredible degree, requiring a range of purpose-built accommodation for food storage and a hierarchy of servants with unique skills.

From brewing and baking through to distilling, working in the dairy and even ice-storage, this book offers...Read more
  • ISBN10 0752455966
  • ISBN13 9780752455969
  • Publish Date 17 March 2010
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint The History Press Ltd