Kettner's Book of the Table

Every food on the Victorian table gets its history, its etymology and a strong opinion — the wittiest cookery book of 1877, written in secret by a Times leader-writer and named for London's most fashionable restaurant.

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Colbert's Soup

A clear broth or double broth with poached eggs in it. Sometimes a few of the more delicate Condé vegetables are added-as peas or asparagus points. The soup is named in honour of the same great French minister of finance who gave his name to the Sole à la Colbert, just described.

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