"A hastiness of cooks" : a practical handbook for use in deciphering the mysteries of historic recipes and cookbooks, for living-history reenactors, historians, writers, chefs, archaeologists, and, of course, cooks
Cynthia D. Bertelsen (Author), Courtney Nzeribe (Illustrator)
"Do you like to read old cookbooks and perhaps even yearn to cook some of the recipes, with their enticing names? A hastiness of cooks takes you step-by-step through the process of recreating recipes like these for the modern table. By the time you reach the end of the book you'll be able to: Analyze the subtext of historical cookbooks, regardless of their culinary patrimony and time period. Decipher archaic language. Choose the correct equipment and ingredients. Cook with a wood fire on a hearth or three stones on the ground. Research historical accuracy with various print and online resources, and my more"--Back cover
Print Book, English, 2019
Turquoise Moon Press, Gainesville, FL., 2019
Cookbook
215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780692195574, 0692195572
1120130004
The mysteries in cookbooks
What's past is prologue
Theories behind historic cookbook analysis
The practical: recreating historic recipes
Tools for background research