Pickled, Potted and Canned by Sue Shephard

Pickled, Potted and Canned by Sue Shephard

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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
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ISBN 13 9780747262077
ISBN 10 0747262071
Title Pickled, Potted and Canned
Author Sue Shephard
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Year published 2001-04-05
Number of pages 384
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