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Books, Food History

The Evolution of Recipe Writing Style

March 31, 2018 No Comments
Chapter heading from Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton

Last time, I wrote about an important 19th century cookbook, The Cook’s Oracle, by William Kitchiner and noted that his book was published during an era of significant cookbook evolution.  One of the most important was how recipes were written: the structure and style of recipes.

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Books, Food History

Cookbook Author Rants about Cutting and Pasting in Cookbooks

March 18, 2018 2 Comments
Baker's Kitchen. Engraving by Benard. Wellcome Collection m2wrjvfj

The following Receipts [Ed. note: recipes] are not a mere marrowless collection of shreds, and patches, and cuttings, and pastings, from obsolete works, but a bona fide register of practical facts, accumulated by a perseverance not to be subdued, or evaporated, by the igniferous terrors of a roasting fire in the dog-days. The Receipts have […]

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