The biscuit : the history of a very British indulgence
Collingham, E. M. (Elizabeth M.)2020
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Place reservation for The biscuit : the history of a very British indulgenceBritish people eat more biscuits than any other nation; they are as embedded in our culture as fish and chips or the Sunday roast. But biscuits are not only tasty treats to go with a cup of tea, the sustenance they afford is often emotional, evoking nostalgic memories of childhood. Lizzie Collingham begins in Roman times when biscuits - literally, 'twice-baked' bread - became the staple of the poor; she takes us to the Middle East, where the addition of sugar to the dough created the art of confectionery. Yet it was in Britain that bakers experimented to create the huge variety of biscuits which populate our world today. Like an assorted tin of biscuits, this charming and beautifully illustrated book has something to offer for everyone, combining recipes for hardtack and macaroons, Shrewsbury biscuits and Garibaldis, with entertaining and eye-opening vignettes of social history.
Main title:
The biscuit : the history of a very British indulgence / Lizzie Collingham.
Author:
Collingham, E. M. (Elizabeth M.), author
Imprint:
London : The Bodley Head, 2020.
Collation:
xiv, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781847926128 (hbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
2687929
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