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.

The Introduction

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

Introduction

Introduction the surface when quite raw inside; and therefore-though the new method is neglected and is even forgotten very much-it was put…

Introduction: England

It is well to be particular in receipts; but it is idle to put out of sight the fact that particulars vary every day, in every country, and…

Introduction: Acquired

Some people may innocently argue, -" What harm is there in a wrong word so long as the dish is good? We eat the food and not the name." But…

Vegetable

Animal

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