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The Biscuit - The History of a Very British Indulgence (Hardcover) Loot Price: R509
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The Biscuit - The History of a Very British Indulgence (Hardcover): Lizzie Collingham

The Biscuit - The History of a Very British Indulgence (Hardcover)

Lizzie Collingham

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Bourbons. Custard Creams. Rich Tea. Jammie Dodgers. Chocolate Digestives. Shortbread. Ginger snaps. Which is your favourite?

British people eat more biscuits than any other nation; they are as embedded in our culture as fish and chips or the Sunday roast. But biscuits are not only tasty treats to go with a cup of tea, the sustenance they afford is often emotional, evoking nostalgic memories of childhood.

Lizzie Collingham begins in Roman times when biscuits - literally, 'twice-baked' bread - became the staple of the poor; she takes us to the Middle East, where the addition of sugar to the dough created the art of confectionery. Yet it was in Britain that bakers experimented to create the huge variety of biscuits which populate our world today. And when the Industrial Revolution led to their mass production, biscuits became integral to the British diet.

We follow the humble biscuit's transformation from durable staple for sailors, explorers and colonists to sweet luxury for the middling classes to comfort food for an entire nation. Like an assorted tin of biscuits, this charming and beautifully illustrated book has something to offer for everyone, combining recipes for hardtack and macaroons, Shrewsbury biscuits and Garibaldis, with entertaining and eye-opening vignettes of social history.

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Imprint: The Bodley Head Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2020
Authors: Lizzie Collingham
Dimensions: 201 x 165 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 978-1-84792-612-8
Categories: Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Places & peoples: general interest
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Health, Home & Family > Cookery / food & drink etc > General cookery > Cookery dishes & courses > Desserts
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Food & Drink > General cookery > Cookery dishes & courses > Desserts
Books > Travel > Places & peoples: general interest
LSN: 1-84792-612-6
Barcode: 9781847926128

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