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The poor of Victorian Britain lived off bread and little else, made cheaply and sold dearly by commercial bakers
How the Soviet Union tried to persuade its people that they were living in a culinary paradise – and failed
The dishes were adventurous for their time but there’s no disguising the dated wit of this ‘manly’ cookbook spun off from the magazine
Although based in Singapore, the Royal Navy’s Far East Fleet was largely kept afloat by traditional British stodge
Did the foodie revolution start here? Launched in the 1970s by the supermarket chain, these books introduced ‘exotic’ ingredients to the public
Muffins and green corn on the cob – wholesome meals could keep America’s moral fibre going, notes a Temperance cookbook
This 1867 cookbook offers ‘flesh consumers’ many compelling reasons for giving up meat. Shame about the ensuing 757 recipes...
The contemporary Christmas feast is as nothing compared to a 1660 ‘bill of fare’ – 39 dishes, from roast swan to goose jellies
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