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 | #5137791 in Books |  2011-01-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  10.00 x.60 x7.00l,1.35 | File type: PDF | 192 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A delight for the mind, eye, and palate|By pogonia|I love fruitcake. I bake fruitcake. I treasure the New Zealand style Christmas cake with its double almond and fondant icing. So how could I not love this slim volume on the history and science of fruitcake from Renaissance times till today? The authors blend historical research on cooking, ingredients, and social customs wit|About the Author|Helen Leach is an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Otago. Her research interests include the evolution of human diet and prehistoric horticulture. Her book, The Pavlova Story, was shortlisted in the Montana NZ Book Awards

Many popular recipes come from lineages that can be traced back for decades, even centuries. Festive cakes have been made in December for at least two thousand years. Using archaeological evidence and ancient books, the authors define the key ingredients of the cakes that would eventually be served on Twelfth Night, at the end of the Christmas season. From 17th century English cookbooks, they identify recipes that would have been made as twelfth cakes, full of expensive ...

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