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. Jane Austen and Food
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by: Maggie Lane
June 30, 2007
This book tells you much more about the world of Jane Austen than the title suggests. It is roughly divided in two. The first part is about everything to do with food in Jane Austen's time, what they ate, and when they ate, how they made it, what they wore when they ate and lots and lots of interesting information like that. The second part concerns food as a symbol - those who pity Marianne when she marries the old Colonel Brandon should remember his (still fruitful) mulberry tree and be comforted, and "vaguer" things like that - it is also interesting, but the first part is absolutely brilliant. Things to learn: How to make syllabub, what does Mrs. Bennett mean by "two full courses", how does Aunt Philips betray her vulgarity ... Read More:
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