Product Description

This work investigates the origins of the foods eaten today and offers historical and sociological insights into the contents of the average larder.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #617256 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-14
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Customer Reviews

Sheer nostalgia.......
(or horror!)......from the very sight of `a tin of Spam' on the front cover to
`The Melton Mowbray Pork Pies' on the back.
Super book.

`Have you wondered how the foods we take for granted in our supermarkets and restaurants originated?

Who were Sally Lunn, Sara Lee, Mr Kipling and W W Wrigley?

How did companies like Cadbury's, W & R Jacob & Co., Huntley & Palmer, Peek Frean, Rowntree and Birds Eye begin?

Did you know that the ancient Egyptians were making sweets in 1600 BC, that liquorice was found in Tutankhamen's tomb and that the ancient Greeks and Mayans chewed gum?

Bombay Duck, Humble Pie, Gentlemen's Relish - intriguing names, but why?

In this book, Maurice Baren, born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, gives us a fascinating insight into the origins of more than five hundred different food products.
Beautifully illustrated with over 300 original photographs, advertisements and illustrations, it is a mouth-watering treat for everybody.'

Published 2000.
144 high quality shiny pages, split over chapters:-

Naughty But Nice!:-
Cakes and Biscuits

Fresh from the Sea:-
Fish & Shellfish

A Sweet Tooth:-
Sweets and Chocolates

The Staff of Life:-
Bread

A Jam-Packed Market:-
Fruit Preserves

A Nice Cup of...:-
Beverages and Soft Drinks

Waste Not, Want Not:-
Soups, Sauces and Leftovers

Come into the Dairy:-
Farm Fare

Getting Off to a Good Start:-
Cereals

Ripe for Picking:-
Fruit & Vegetables

Just Desserts:-
Custards, Jellies and Puddings

Fair Game:-
Meat & Poultry

Making It Last:-
Salting, Canning and Freezing

plus a preface, and `Final Word'.

`The very word, `pantry' conjures up images of shelves full of home-made produce filled with wholesome ingredients.
Lurking behind those commodities that may seem commonplace to us - tomato ketchup, marmalade, cocoa, Liquorice Allsorts, even tins of Spam - are stories and people that will make even a simple sausage seem special.
After all, everything we eat was in the first instance somebody's bright idea.......'

But I couldn't possibly spoil this very well-written book by relating any of the stories and references contained within!