The pleasures of the table : an account of gastronomy from ancient days to present times. With a history of its literature, schools, and most distinguished artists; together with some special recipes, and views concerning the aesthetics of dinners and dinner-giving / By George H. Ellwanger.

  • Ellwanger, George H. (George Herman), 1848-1906.
Date:
1902
Catalogue details

Licence: In copyright

Credit: The pleasures of the table : an account of gastronomy from ancient days to present times. With a history of its literature, schools, and most distinguished artists; together with some special recipes, and views concerning the aesthetics of dinners and dinner-giving / By George H. Ellwanger. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

    17/564
    CHAPTER PAGE Introductory xiii i Cookery among the Ancients 3 ii With Lucullus and Apicius 24 hi The Renaissance of Cookery 49 iy Old English Dishes 80 v L’Almanach des Gourmands .112 yi A German Speisekarte 145 vn The School of Sayarin 175 vm From Careme to Dumas 199 ix The Cook’s Confrere 229 x American vs. English Cookery 248 xi At Table with the Clergy 280 xn Sundry Guides to Good Cheer 315 xiii Of Sauces 344 xiy The Spoils of the Coyer . 354 xv Two Esculents Par Excellence ..... 383 xvi Sallets and Salads 409 xvii Sweets to the Sweet 428 Bibliography 447 Index 469