- Publisher: Profile
- Year: 2022
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 252pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 197x128mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.2kg
- ISBN: 9781788168205
- Product code: 538315
At Christmas We Feast
Festive Food Through the Ages
Annie Gray New Paperback Illustrated
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Drawing on recipe books, diaries and newspapers Annie Gray presents a history of the food traditionally associated with Christmas. From the feasting that followed the Advent fast in the medieval era to menu suggestions for when post-war rationing ended, she uncovers the origins of favourites such as turkey and trimmings, the cheese course and fruit cake.
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'A joy to immerse oneself in' Andi Oliver
'In the field of food history, Annie Gray leads the pack' Jay Rayner
For many people Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a turkey and trimmings, pudding and brandy butter. And yet it wasn't always that way. Gone are the gluttonous banquets featuring boar's head and brawn - but how did we get to the Christmas food of today?
Historian Annie Gray digs into the evolution of our festive meal, from the birth of the twelve-day celebration under Edward I and the the restoration of holiday splendour under Victoria to the present day. Organised by festive dish and illustrated throughout, At Christmas We Feast is a delectable trip through time - stuffed full of classic recipes, doused with history and tradition, and sprinkled with the joy of the feasts of Christmas past.
'In the field of food history, Annie Gray leads the pack' Jay Rayner
For many people Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a turkey and trimmings, pudding and brandy butter. And yet it wasn't always that way. Gone are the gluttonous banquets featuring boar's head and brawn - but how did we get to the Christmas food of today?
Historian Annie Gray digs into the evolution of our festive meal, from the birth of the twelve-day celebration under Edward I and the the restoration of holiday splendour under Victoria to the present day. Organised by festive dish and illustrated throughout, At Christmas We Feast is a delectable trip through time - stuffed full of classic recipes, doused with history and tradition, and sprinkled with the joy of the feasts of Christmas past.
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Drawing on recipe books, diaries and newspapers Annie Gray presents a history of the food traditionally associated with Christmas. From the feasting that followed the Advent fast in the medieval era to menu suggestions for when post-war rationing ended, she uncovers the origins of favourites such as turkey and trimmings, the cheese course and fruit cake.
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