Containing a large number of unfamiliar historic recipes, this book enables readers to sample dishes once enjoyed by their remote ancestors, some of them dating back to ancient Rome. The introduction of Viking and Norman recipes is explored, together with the origins of spices from the East and the Americas in the British diet. Attention is given to the history of drink in Britain and the political conditions which dictated the importation of beverages from around the world.
- ISBN10 009470760X
- ISBN13 9780094707603
- Publish Date 20 January 1992 (first published 19 November 1973)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 1 August 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Imprint Constable
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 472
- Language English