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The Real Thing
Nobody knows Welsh cookery like Bobby Freeman, who owned a restaurant in Fishguard for years, then began writing cookbooks and holding cookery classes in her cottage.She brings together some of the typical recipes from all around Wales, tested by time, and tested in her own kitchen.Excellent book. ... Read more

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England's culinary heritage is rich with regional specialties that have been handed down through the generations, and which still retain their curious names and local variations. This book celebrates this heritage, with over 100 recipes. ... Read more

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Not quite exact
This isn't in any sense an "exact replica" - since it simply reprints 68 out of 500 plus pages.The Cook's Oracle wasn't first published in 1829 - not least because Kitchiner would have been dead a couple of years by then.The first edition was 1817, published by Samuel Bagster of London. Buyer beware. ... Read more

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This cookbook captures the essence of what bistro food cooking is all about - informality. Pancakes filled with scrambled eggs, accompanied by Clonakilty black pudding with a cider jus, and Chetwynd blue cheese dip, should arouse the curiosity of those who enjoy cooking and eating. The author provides the reader with straightforward recipes. The foodstuffs he uses are unpretentious, and should be familiar to readers. Michael Clifford is the author of "Cooking with Clifford". ... Read more

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This guide introduces readers to a new school of British and Irish chefs, exploring the best cooking to be found in the British Isles. Over 150 delicious recipes are featured, from regional comfort foods and puddings to fresh 1990s-style innovations. The book provides insight into various regions' history and culture, and a glimpse of many local inns and restaurants. A geographical listing of restaurants and hotels and a recipe index are also included. ... Read more

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A GEM FULL OF DELIGHTFUL AND USEFUL HINTS FOR THE TRAVELER
Ms. Hyman has provided the traveller a beautiful book full of wonderful restaurants and descriptions useful while visiting in Britain and Ireland.My wife and I had Ms. Hyman's book at our side while travelling to Irelandlast year and to Britain this year.Not only does she provide localrecipes and the names of delightful restaurants but she includes commentsabout the local area which these travelers found extremely useful.Westayed a week in the Cottswalds this year and our travels and dining werebased on the recommendations of Ms. Hyman.We then spent a week in Londonand followed suit there.She led us to wonderful experiences we would nototherwise have found! ... Read more

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Very good!
This wonderful book is a history of English cooking from the fourteenth century to today, complete with recipes! Each of the five chapters examines how English cooking developed during that time, and is then followed by a great number of recipes organized into: soups, eggs, fish, poultry and game, meat, vegetables, desserts, sauces, breads and cakes, pickles and preserves, and forcemeats and garnishes (though not always in that order). The text is very well written and interesting, and the recipes are very good.

My one complaint against this book (1973 edition, but purchased here) is that the text runs so close to the binding that you have to stretch the book to read everything, and a paperback will not stand up to that for too long. But, that complaint aside, this is a great book, and I am very glad that I bought it (the Toad in the Hole was great, and I look forward to trying many other recipes). I highly recommend this book!

Fun to read
Even if you never make a single recipe out of it, just the information and the wording of some of the older recipies makes it a worthwhile and delightful read.

Don't let rumors of English food being terrible fool you !
This book is a very well put together cookbook, that I have throughly enjoyed.This book deals with some period recipes as well as more modern ones.The recipe book is simply filled with tons of recipes, she does an excelling job of incorporating a wide variety of recipes into this book.There are no pictures, but she does offer some background info on many recipes.
This book is worth its price for its Apple Orange Tart, which makes up the best apple pie recipe that I have had the pleasure of enjoying.I would highly recommend this book if you are looking to flesh out your British collection of recipes, or if you are looking for a cookbook that offers a good selection of very good tasting period recipes. ... Read more

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This book is Grub Street's lead cookery title for 1999 and is a major publishing event since Marguerite Patten is one of Britain's best known and loved cookery writers and often described as England's Cookery Queen.

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very boring
sorry to say that, but this is a relatively boring book, not as excited as it topic implies.

Simply the best -of British!
This is so much more than a cookbook.From a writer with over 160 titles to her credit you may expect same old, same old - but you'd be wrong.There's something to offer to everyone, young and old, coupled with the lessons on British culinary history.Its almost like a novel with recipes.A bonus here is that the recipes actually work!So if you are fed up with the sleek tomes of recent years, you could do worse than have a peek at Marguerite.You'll be in for a real treat. ... Read more

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Learn more about the delicious produce of England?s waters, farms and orchards with an introduction to traditional ingredients, which will help you make the most of seasonal produce. Each recipe includes full nutritional information so you can enjoy a healthy diet and step-by-step sequences to make achieving perfect results simple for cooks of all abilities. Fully illustrated, this is an enticing celebration of the best of England?s rich food culture. ... Read more

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An entertaining read
A pleasant read but not to cook with. Many would quibble about the term "authentic recipes" now and then. A slim and attractive book that is fun to read. ... Read more

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The same book as "Traditional food from Wales"
I hadn't realized it until I got fairly deep into my university library's online research system, because Amazon doesn't give an indication of this. But this is the Welsh release of a book that was reprinted in New York as Traditional Food from Wales.

If you see used copies of that book, the content should be pretty much the same as this, though I don't yet know if the New York publishers did anything like Americanizing British spelling or not since the interlibrary loan hasn't come through yet. (I didn't want to purchase two copies of an out of print book and take it out of someone else's hands just to compare spellings...)

Positively the BEST
What a joy to find this book has been printed again!This is THE complete cookbook for traditional Welsh food from the humblest cottage to the grandest country house.It has not only the recipes themselves, but commentary on the ways of life in the regions of Wales, and how the food was gathered and prepared historically.There are wonderful photos to illustrate it, too.If you only get one book on Welsh cookery, this is THE one. ... Read more

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Claire Macdonald's fresh approach to food has won her a wide and most appreciative audience. With her husband, the High Chief of Clan Donald, Claire runs the charming and popular Kinloch Lodge Hotel on the Isle of Skye, where she combines the best of seasonal ingredients with flair and ingenuity to create truly original dishes.

In More Seasonal Cooking Claire Macdonald shares with us some of her favourite recipes in a month-by-month selection. From first courses such as asparagus timbales and pheasant, cumin and apricot soup, through nourishing and tasty dishes like ragoût of lamb with lemon and saffron or monkfish baked with lime, to the justly famous range of Kinloch Lodge puddings, this is a timeless and irresistible collection from an outstanding and inspired cook. ... Read more

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This appetizing collection of traditional Welsh recipes whichhave been handed down through the centuries is now available in thehighly successful series of Hale Pocket Guides. Adaptability andsimplicity are the main features of Welsh cookery and this is reflectedin many of the recipes which can be prepared and served quickly ifunexpected visitors come for a meal. Recipes are included in suchcategories as soups fish and seafood meat dishes vegetable dishesgriddle cakes and pancakes cakes and puddings preserves drinks andmore. This is an ideal gift and an excellent value ... Read more

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The Idea in compiling this little book is to place on record several hundred of our ancestors' most typical recipes for eating and drinking. Some can only be looked upon as of historical interest, while many, with slight modification, can be used today. - These recipes have been collected through the generosity of members of the Women's Institutes, in England and Wales, from their family records. At the present time such recipes are in danger of being lost owing to the passing of so many country houses as the centres of family life." Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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Good Traditional Cooking
This is a Women's Institute project, so are an excellent compilation of many good cooks presenting their best special dishes.For people interested in traditional cooking or medieval, renaissance, or Victorian food in Wales and England, this is a good book. ... Read more

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A celebration of Mrs Beetons' work with her traditional recipes brought up-to-date for the modern cook. The text contains over 240 recipes, incorporating traditions, regional specialities and information on particular ingredients. ... Read more

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Delicious book!
I've never had so much fun cooking, it's a beautifully made book ... Read more

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TV's most popular chef, Gordon Ramsay, bridges the gap between his famous chef's table (situated in the white heat of his restaurant kitchen) and his table at home with Tana and their young family. His latest cookbook is packed with simple, seasonal, modern British recipes.Gordon lives life in the fast lane, travelling the world to foster his many hugely successful business enterprises and to film his highly acclaimed TV series. But, despite the commitments of a busy work life, he has always believed that families should sit around their tables to eat together as much as possible.His latest cookbook gathers together over 100 inspiring and well-constructed recipes which everyone will enjoy cooking for their friends and family, including Chorizo, broad bean and mint couscous, Scallop brochettes with coriander and chilli butter, Smoked salmon and horseradish cream tarts and Toffee and chocolate steamed pudding.The recipes embody Gordon's strongly held opinion that we should support local producers and farmers' markets, that we should cook with seasonal fresh ingredients which haven't travelled miles to reach our plates and that we should celebrate the wealth of regional dishes available to us from Cornish crab soup to Bakewell tarts.Gordon shares the dishes that he loves to cook (and eat) when he's off duty. With chapters covering Hot and Cold Soups; Pasta and Grains; Fish and Shellfish; Meat and Poultry; Pies and Tarts; Vegetables and Salads; Puddings and Ices and Coffee and Chocolate, each recipe is introduced with an insight into why he has chosen it and includes tips on how to re-create it perfectly. With emphasis on simplicity for stunning results, the majority of the recipes are short and easy to cook.This beautiful book has been created by one of Britain's top designers, in tandem with an amazing young photographer. While food is king in this book, sprinkled as it is with candid photos of Gordon and the family, Cooking for Friends allows you to share his love of life and the good things in it. ... Read more