The Cornucopia: Being a Kitchen Entertainment and Cookbook

by Marguerite Herman, Judith Herman, Judith Lewis Herman

Book Overview

"The Cornucopia, "published to wide acclaim in 1973, is an exquisitely annotated collection of five centuries of European and American culture as seen through the eyes of both the chef and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873282132
• ISBN13: 9780873282130
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Huntington Library Press
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A treasury of food lore, cultural mementos, luscious drinks, and exquisite recipes

First published in a single volume in 1973, The Cornucopia: Being A Kitchen Entertainment And Cookbook is a thoroughly annotated collection of five centuries of European and American culture focusing upon the perspective of the chef and the gourmet. Composed of entries from over 150 sources, ranging in origin from the years 1390 to 1899, The Cornucopia is a treasury of food lore, cultural mementos, luscious drinks, and exquisite recipes, such as Economist's Pudding, Venison Pasty, Spider Corn Cake, and much more. A handful of black-and-white illustrations round out this venerable kitchen classic.

Excellent Research and History of Cuisine through the Ages

What a wonderful work. It must have taken many arduous years to complile the type of historical material that can be found in this collection. The original illustrations add greatly to the well laid out recipies accompanying the various methods and ingredients for the time period. What a shame this volume is out of Print (Hint.) No self respecting Chef should be without this key Historial work!