Pickled, Potted and Canned by Sue Shephard

Pickled, Potted and Canned by Sue Shephard

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Zusammenfassung

Stories from around the world about the history of food preservation. With historical figures from Francis Bacon who died trying to freeze a chicken, to Attila the Hun who gallop-cured his meat by storing it under his saddle as he rode, this is a social history of food and civilization.

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Pickled, Potted and Canned by Sue Shephard

We may not give much thought to the boxes in our freezers and the dried goods on our shelves. Yet behind the story of food preservation is the history of civilisation itself - a fascinating blend of social history, popular science and man's ongoing curiosity and ingenuity when it comes to food. From Francis Bacon, who died trying to freeze a chicken, to Attila the Hun, who 'gallop cured' his meat by storing it under his horse's saddle, history is littered with wonderful stories of those who have contributed to our knowledge. And there have also been some notable mistakes. In 1800, archaeologists in Egypt consumed a jar of honey, still edible after thousands of years, only to find at the bottom the preserved body of a dead baby..!
Sue Shephard is a Channel 4 TV producer, who has worked on successful food series with Sophie Grigson and Dorinda Hafner
SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9780747262077
ISBN 10 0747262071
Titel Pickled, Potted and Canned
Autor Sue Shephard
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Headline Publishing Group
Erscheinungsjahr 2001-04-05
Seitenanzahl 384
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