Susan Williams (4) (1948–)
Teoksen Savory Suppers and Fashionable Feasts: Dining in Victorian America tekijä
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Tekijän teokset
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Virallinen nimi
- Williams, Susan Reynolds
- Syntymäaika
- 1948-08-15
- Sukupuoli
- female
- Asuinpaikat
- New York, USA
- Ammatit
- professor (History and Women’s Studies)
curator - Organisaatiot
- Fitchburg State University
Strong Museum
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
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Associated Authors
Tilastot
- Teokset
- 2
- Jäseniä
- 84
- Suosituimmuussija
- #216,911
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 4.4
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 2
- ISBN:t
- 67
“A fork is pierced partly through the centre of an orange, entering it from the stem side; the fork serves for a handle, which is held in the left hand, while with a sharp knife the peel and thin skin are cut off in strips from the top of the orange to the fork handle; now, holding it in the right hand, the orange can be eaten, leaving all the fibrous pulp on the fork” Mary F. Henderson
From Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management 1859 –1861, here is a list of “Things not to be forgotten at a Picnic”
“A stick of horseradish, a bottle of mint-sauce well corked, a bottle of salad dressing, a bottle of vinegar, made mustard, pepper, salt, good oil, and pounded sugar. If it can be managed, take a little ice. It is scarcely necessary to say that plates, tumblers, wine-glasses, knives, forks, and spoons, must not be forgotten; as also teacups and saucers, 3 or 4 teapots, some lump sugar, and milk, if this last-named article cannot be obtained in the neighborhood. Take 3 corkscrews. 3 dozen quart bottles of ale, packed in hampers; ginger-beer, soda-water, and lemonade, of each 2 dozen bottles; 6 bottles of sherry, 6 bottles of claret, champagne a discretion, and any other light wine that may be preferred, and 2 bottles of brandy. Water can usually be obtained; so it is useless to take it.”
Whew! While I don’t know how many people Mrs. Beeton was planning on serving, the liquor alone for this picnic is more than my family consumes in a year! And I certainly hope that someone, probably a servant, stayed sober enough to guide the carriage home safely!… (lisätietoja)