Traditional Food in Yorkshire (Hardcover)

There has been no serious consideration of local food in England. Most available material is lightweight, not very informative, and a waste of time for serious students. Prospect Books is about to change this, in the first instance with respect to the north country. Last year Peter Brears published Traditional Food in Northumbria (Excellent Press). This title has now been taken on by Prospect Books. The next county for treatment is Yorkshire, the author's home. He has already written on this subject (John Donald, 1987) but this new work is double the length, with many more illustrations and supporting material. The book opens with a survey of the various economic and social groups in the county. progresses to a study of cooking, fuel and installations, then concentrates in a series of single subject chapters on staple foods - porridge, oatcake, bread, meat, fish, puddings, and cakes. There then follows chapters on dairy products and drinks, and closes with a folkloric survey of feats, fairs and calendar customers, and rites of passage such as headwashings, weddings and funerals. This is a book that every Yorkshireman needs. It will be as essential to the present-day resident, as to the vast number of the Yorkshire diaspora. And it will be very welcome to those who have felt the acute lack of any proper study of English food over the last few decades.

General

Imprint:	Prospect Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	June 2014
Authors:	Peter Brears
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-1-909248-33-5
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Cookery / food & drink etc > National & regional cuisine Books > Food & Drink > National & regional cuisine
LSN:	1-909248-33-9
Barcode:	9781909248335

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