Food and Cooking in Victorian England: A History (Victorian Life and Times)

Author: Broomfield, Andrea L.

Brand: Bloomsbury Academic

Edition: Illustrated

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 224

EAN: 9780275987084

Release Date: 30-04-2007

Package Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Part Number: 12 photographs (b&w), 3 tables

Details: Nine recipes serve as entry points for detailing the history of food production, cooking, and diet throughout Queen Victoria's reign in England. More than that, however, Broomfield offers an introduction to the world of everyday dining, food preparation, and nutrition during one of the most interesting periods of English history. Food procurement, kitchen duties, and dining conventions were almost always dictated by one's socioeconomic status and one's gender, but questions still remain. Who was most likely to dine out? Who was most likely to be in charge of the family flatware and fine china? Who washed the dishes? Who could afford a fine piece of meat once a week, once a month, or never? How much did one's profession dictate which meal times were observed and when? All these questions and more are answered in this illuminating history of food and cooking in Victorian England.