Savory Suppers And Fashionable Feasts: Dining in Victorian America

Williams (history, Fitchburg State College) investigates Victorian eating customs, cooking methods, and foodstuffs, revealing how genteel dining became an increasingly important means of achieving social stability, particularly for the middle class, during a period when Americans were faced with significant changes. Includes numerous recipes, b&w photographs, and drawings. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.