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Savory suppers & fashionable feasts : dining in Victorian America /
In addition to offering a detailed view of the intricate rituals of the dining table and the environment that both supported and shaped those rituals, this books provides menus and recipes for actual nineteenth-century meals.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books in association with the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum,
©1985.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Laurie Burrows Grad Collection Home Page |
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Table of Contents:
- Proper and Prosperous. The Victorian Middle Class
- The Mandates of Manners. Etiquette of the Table
- The Altar of Gastronomy. Dining Rooms and Their Furnishings
- The Bountiful Pantry. Fashions in Food and Drink
- From Soup Tureen to Pudding Dish. Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner: Company Dinners; Sunday Dinners; Tea; Supper; Holidays and Special Occasions
- Recipes & Instructions. Table of Weights and Measures; Beverages; Breakfast Cakes, Muffins, Tea Cakes, and Bread; Breakfast Cereals and Porridges; Eggs and Egg Dishes; Soups; Fish; Removes: Meat, Game, and Poultry; Entrees; Vegetables; Salads; Provisions for Picnics; Kickshaws, Pickles, and Relishes; Fruit and Preserves; Desserts; Treats.