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Gastronomics and the history of cookery lore
A wide review of The Pleasures of the Table by Bev. George H. Ellwanger and related cookery literature. The piece traces ancient masters from Caréme to Ude, notes Greek and Roman culinary anecdotes, praises later guides by Janet Meikenzie Hill and Adelaide Keen, discusses American cooking trends, and highlights dishes, utensils, and recipes across eras with emphasis on cultural influences and table manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balzac
la Rochefoucauld
George H. Ellwanger
Caréme
Vatel
Beauvilliers
Robert
Laguipiére
Véry
Francatelli
Ude
George Pl
Eiwatrys
Age & Co
Adelaide Keen
Douston
Little, Brown & On
Tunis
Ellwanger
Wynkyn de Worde
Amsterdam
Bath and Wells
Grimod de la Reyniére
Brillat-Savarin
New York
Alexandre Dumas
Harper's
Encyclopaedia
Hfe
Janet Melkenzie Hill
America
Iere
Cuba
Bethlehem
Penn
Old Moravia