[Sca-cooks] FWD: New Book information - TASTES OF ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND
Cindy M. Renfrow
cindy at thousandeggs.com
Wed Jun 19 11:31:08 PDT 2002
Thought some of you might be interested...
FWD from David Brown Book Co.:
>I'm pleased to let you know about a new book that we are distributing:
>
>TASTES OF ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND
>by Mary Savelli
>
>This book is a carefully researched compendium of recipes from Early
>Medieval Britain, each complemented with historical and source information.
>
>The first chapter provides an introduction to Anglo-Saxon cookery and
>supplies background information about households, drinks, and cooking
>techniques. Following are forty-six recipes enabling the reader to enjoy a
>mix of ingredients and flavors that were widely known in Anglo-Saxon
>England but are rarely experienced today.
>
>The recipes were recreated using written sources from the period,
>supplemented by modern works of research and later medieval recipes. Each
>recipe is introduced with information on its source and the book includes a
>chart documenting all the ingredients used.
>
>Mary Savelli is an independent scholar from Dayton, OH. She has studied
>Anglo-Saxon and Roman-British history at Wright State University and the
>University of London.
>
>BINDING AND SIZE: 80 pages, Paperback available
>PRICE: $7.95
>ISBN: 1-898281-28-9
>PUBLICATION DATE: July 2002
>READER INTEREST: Early Medieval England/Cooking
>PUBLISHER: Anglo-Saxon Books
>Ian Stevens
>Vice-President
>The David Brown Book Co
>PO Box 511
>Oakville CT 06779
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