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The Biscuit: The History of a Very British Indulgence | Lizzie Collingham (TV10)
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- Book Title
- Biscuit, The: The History of a Very British Indulgence
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781847926128
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Publication Name
- The Biscuit: the History of a Very British Indulgence
- Item Height
- 200mm
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Item Width
- 163mm
- Subject
- History
- Item Weight
- 579g
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Biscuits are as British as fish and chips or the Sunday roast - and they have been for centuries. From sustenance for explorers to comfort food for a nation, here is the surprising, wide-ranging, social history of Britain through the biscuit. 'Fascinating' - Prue Leith 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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Vintage Publishing
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9781847926128
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Publication Name
The Biscuit: the History of a Very British Indulgence
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2020
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
320 Pages
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Item Height
200mm
Item Width
163mm
Item Weight
579g
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Topic
Desserts, Food
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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