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The Pantropheon: Or a History of Food and Its Preparation in Ancient Times

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Reprint of the 1977 ed., originally published by Simpkin, Marshall, London in 1853.

556 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1853

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Alexis Soyer

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Alexis Benoît Soyer was a French chef who became the most celebrated cook in Victorian England. He also tried to alleviate suffering of the Irish poor in the Great Irish Famine (1845–1849), and contributed a penny for the relief of the poor for every copy sold of his pamphlet The Poor Man's Regenerator (1847). He worked to improve the food provided to British soldiers in the Crimean War. A variant of the field stove he invented at that time, known as the "Soyer stove", remained in use with the British army until 1982

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March 17, 2019
Deyirlər kitabın çox ləzzətli şəkilləri var, təəssüf ki, məndə olan nüsxə şəkilsiz idi. Amma kitabın zənginliyini anlamaq üçün şəkillərə heç ehtiyac da qalmır. Hər hansı məhsul, ərzaq haqqında ümumi məlumat verilir, tarixindən danışılır, süfrəyə təqdim şəkli göstərilir, bölmənin sonunda isə resept qeyd edilir. Hazırlasaq, çətin ki, antik dövrdəki dadı ala bilərik. Nə qol o qoldur, nə toyuq həmin toyuq, nə də buğda həmin buğda. Amma yoxlamağı heç kim qadağan etməyib. Maraqlı idi.
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November 23, 2015
An excellent book, but a somewhat convoluted writing style. You have to keep a notebook and pencil handy if you are attempting to reconstruct any recipes.
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