BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

For the week of July 9th, 2003

 

Early French Cookery

 

To learn more about historical French cooking and eating try SAVORING THE PAST : The French Kitchen by Barbara Ketcham Wheaton. The book is very well researched, by one of the worlds leading culinary historians. Each chapter covers an important period in French cooking. The book concludes with a section of recipes for the modern table. You can purchase this book at your local bookstore or by clicking the above photo or hyper-text to Amazon.com.
Also available is Early French Cookery: Sources, History, Original Recipes and Modern Adaptations by D. Eleanor Scully and Terence Scully. Professor Scully has teamed with his wife (their son does the illustrations) to create a book that is much more accessible to the average reader than his more scholarly books. You can purchase this book at your local bookstore or by clicking the above photo or hyper-text to Amazon.com. Early French Cookery is filled with great recipes and a lot of history this book is for those who want to explore the early part of historic French cooking.
 

 

 
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