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Andrea L. Broomfield - Food and Cooking in Victorian England, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

Food and Cooking in Victorian England

A History

Av Andrea L. Broomfield

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Nine recipes serve as entry points for detailing the history of food production, cooking, and diet throughout Queen Victoria's reign in England. More than that, however, Broomfield offers an introduction to the world of everyday dining, food preparation, and nutrition during one of the most interesting periods of English history. Food procurement, kitchen duties, and dining conventions were almost always dictated by one's socioeconomic status and one's gender, but questions still remain. Who was most likely to dine out? Who was most likely to be in charge of the family flatware and fine china? Who washed the dishes? Who could afford a fine piece of meat once a week, once a month, or never? How much did one's profession dictate which meal times were observed and when? All these questions and more are answered in this illuminating history of food and cooking in Victorian England.
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Andrea Broomfield is Associate Professor of English at Johnson County Community College. She is co-editor of Prose by Victorian Women: An Anthology and has published several book chapters and journal articles.

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In this fascinating look at Victorian foodways, Broomfield examines the industrialization of food and its consequent influence on culinary values, habits, and techniques, as well as its social impact on upper, middle, and lower classes of 19th-century Britain. Topics include English breakfasts, Victorian midday meals, various types of afternoon and evening meals known as teas, and dinner parties. Particularly symbolic is the transition from dinner a la francaise to dinner a la russe, signaling change from slow, informal, and convivial dining of the 18th-century English gentry to stiff, formal, and prescriptive dining of 19th-century Victorian entrepreneurs. Expertly researched and rich in detail, this book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the early stages of the industrialization of food. Especially valuable for readers interested in current controversies in food culture. Recommended. All levels.

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