# The Englishman's Food

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- Authors: [J.C. Drummond](https://www.bookquiver.com/jc-drummond), [Anne Wilbraham](https://www.bookquiver.com/anne-wilbraham)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2017-02-23

## Description

Medieval gardens; cookshops; spices; ale, beer, wine and spirits; the food of peasants, labourers, townspeople, the wealthy, the poor and the country gentleman; fish, meat and game; the feeding of infants, children; dairy products; vitamins, proteins, fat and fibre; the adulteration of food; the four bottle man; bread; poaching; tea, coffee and chocolate; food in schools and institutions; sugar and sweetmeats; root crops; the agricultural revolution; the importance of 'white meats', the vegetarian diet; menus and recipes. . . The Englishman's Food was first published in 1939, fully revised in 1957 and now appears with a new updating introduction. A ground-breaking book, it is a fascinating and authoritative survey of food production, consumption, fashions and follies over a period of five hundred years. Reprinted with a new introduction by food editor Tom Jaine.

## Editions

### The Englishman's Food

- Publisher: Pimlico
- ISBN: 978-18-4595-241-9
- Pages: 496
- Published: 2017-02-23
- Language: en_GB