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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4 entries in this part of Kettner's Book of the Table.

Ketchup

No need to say much about this, which we owe, as we do soy, to the Japanese. It is a godsend to Englishmen, being not only full of flavour…

Kid

There are stories of kid being sold for houselamb. It is sad to think what the flesh of this little creature will grow to when it becomes a…

Kirschenwasser

This cherry-water is an excellent and wholesome liqueur made in the Black Forest from geans. It is sometimes fiery, and many persons are…

Kit-Kat

Truly the name of this gentleman deserves to live, though it has had an evil influence on the muttonpies in which he excelled. Mr…

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