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Genre/Form: | Kochbuch |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
A R Barnes; David Saffery |
ISBN: | 9780955393617 0955393612 |
OCLC Number: | 137248216 |
Notes: | "First published as The colonial household guide, by Darter Brothers and Walton, Cape Town, South Africa, 1890"--Title page verso. Includes index. |
Description: | 291 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Other Titles: | Colonial household guide |
Responsibility: | by A.R.B. (Mrs. A.R. Barnes) ; edited by David Saffery. |
Abstract:
At last, more than a century after it was first published, a new edition of Mrs A. R. Barnes' classic 1890 cookery book. This historic and entertaining household guide is illustrated with charming and evocative black-and-white Victorian advertisements and offers over 500 recipes for southern African delicacies, including sticky melon and ginger preserve, Malay-inspired aromatic pickled fish, and spicy soetkoek biscuits. Mrs Barnes also provided her readers with useful instructions on how to make a traditional African polished cow-dung floor, how to treat snake bites, and the best method for discouraging mosquitos. A fascinating handbook, illustrating the adaptability and inventiveness of British settlers in the remote, unforgiving environment of Victorian Africa.
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