A Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Food: Processing and Consumption [Paperback]

Ann Hagen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0951620983 | ISBN-13: 978-0951620984 | Publication Date: December 15, 1998

Information from various sources is here brought together to build up a picture of how food was grown, conserved, prepared and eaten during the period from the beginning of the fifth century to the eleventh century. No specialist knowledge of the Anglo-Saxon period or language is needed, and many people will find it fascinating for the views it gives of an important aspect of Anglo-Saxon life and culture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Anglo-Saxon Books (December 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0951620983
• ISBN-13: 978-0951620984
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,582,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Study in Anglo-Saxon Food Preparation, June 12, 2000

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Mary-Catherine Berman (Newark, Delaware USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Food: Processing and Consumption (Paperback)

This book is a comprehensive study on the variety, availability, preparation,and storage of food in the Anglo-Saxon period...it is the BEST treatise on the subject. As the Cook for an Anglo-Saxon re-enactment group, I rely heavily on the contents of this book for ideas and guidance. The inclusion of many interesting bits of information make it more than just a food book. One bit of information that I found intriguing was that forensic investigations of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries showed that people at that time had an inordinately higher incidence of Arthritis in their Mandibles (jaws),because of the toughness of the meat, with women and children even higher, probably because they usually ate after the men. This prompts you think, and ponder their existence so long ago. Wherever your interests lie, Cooking, History, Experimental Archaeology, Re-enactment, this book will thoroughly entertain you.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful glimpse into life in another age., January 1, 1998

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I love books that give details of life in the past from original sources, and that sums up this book. With lists of foods and their common and uncommon uses, A Handbook of Ango-Saxon Food is fascinating in itself, and invaluable to anyone writing in the Anglo Saxon period, or even in the early Norman. Jo Beverley, historical romance author.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Handbook of Anglo-Saxon food reviewed, May 12, 2007

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This review is from: A Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Food: Processing and Consumption (Paperback)

I purchased this book because I'm now a member of a Viking re enactment group and believe me, fighters and crafters get hungry. We needed something period to provide in "living History" activities and this book came very highly recommended by several ladies that also do this type of activity. It has lived up to all of it's praise and I'm going to be ordering the other books by this authoress as well.