Stories
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Natural eating in Jamaica and the Caribbean
Riaz Phillips is passionate about the Jamaican food he grew up with and plant-based Caribbean food he came to later, like roti, baiganee and vegan stews and curries. Here he explores the origins and surging popularity of these natural ‘health foods’.
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The men who meddled with nature
The ‘acclimatisation societies’ of the 19th century sought to ‘improve’ on the natural world by releasing non-native species into the wild. The effects were disastrous.
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The house of Joan
The longueurs of hospital stays and enforced inactivity were the spur to Joan’s precise tailoring skills and flamboyant creations, all to the benefit of her fashion-loving sisters.
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Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
Catalogue
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Edible oils & fats / by C. Ainsworth Mitchell.
Mitchell, C. Ainsworth (Charles Ainsworth), 1867-1948.Date: 1918- Books
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Edible fats and oils : their composition, manufacture and analysis / by W.H. Simmons and C. Ainsworth Mitchell.
Simmons, W. H. (William Herbert)Date: 1911- Books
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Edible fats and oils : their composition, manufacture and analysis / by W.H. Simmons and C. Ainsworth Mitchell.
Simmons, W. H. (William Herbert)Date: 1911- Ephemera
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Planters Foods Limited : manufacturers of margarine, compound, edible fats, refined oils, and other high-class food preparations : registered office & works, Brombro Port, Cheshire.
Planters Foods Limited.Date: 1926- Ephemera
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Try this exciting new way of making better pastry quicker : Trex 'Fork-Mix' pastry / J. Bibby & Sons Ltd.
J. Bibby & Sons.Date: [1961]